Trump Mobile has quietly removed language claiming its upcoming smartphone is "made in the USA" from its website, just over a week after the Trump Organization announced the venture with bold promises of domestic manufacturing. The company also changed several technical specifications for the $499 T1 phone, including reducing the listed screen size and removing RAM information.
The website now features broader language such as "designed with American values in mind" and "Premium Performance. Proudly American," steering clear of specific manufacturing claims. A banner that previously proclaimed "MADE IN THE USA" has been removed entirely.
Beyond the manufacturing claims, Trump Mobile changed key technical details about the device. The listed screen size shrunk from 6.78 inches to 6.25 inches, and information about RAM has disappeared from the specifications page1. The company also moved from promising a September delivery to offering a more general "later this year" timeframe1.
According to CNET, the original specifications listed 12GB of RAM, but that detail has since vanished from the product page2. The processor remains unlisted despite having a dedicated section on the specifications page2.
Industry analysts had expressed doubt about the feasibility of US smartphone manufacturing from the announcement. "There is no way the phone was designed from scratch and there is no way it is going to be assembled in the US or completely manufactured in the US," Francisco Jeronimo, vice president at International Data Corp, told CNBC1.
Tinglong Dai, a supply chain expert at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, noted that the Federal Trade Commission requires "Made in USA" products to contain no foreign content, calling the original claims unrealistic2. "This phone is essentially a licensing deal. The Trump Organization doesn't design, manufacture or sell it; they've simply lent their name," Dai explained2.
Analyst Max Weinbach suggested the device is actually a rebranded Chinese-made Wingtech REVVL 7 Pro 5G, which sells for $169 on Amazon3.
The Trump Mobile announcement came weeks after President Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on smartphones not manufactured in the US, specifically targeting Apple and Samsung12. The venture represents another Trump-branded product licensing deal, similar to recent ventures including Trump Sneakers, Trump Watches, and Trump Guitars2.
Eric Trump acknowledged in a podcast interview that initially "all the phones can be built in the United States of America," suggesting the device would be produced overseas before its launch3.
