Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins
Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins
National Affairs Fellow
Published
May 21, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
In June 2025, Trump Mobile began pre-orders for their new "patriotic" gold phone. Almost a year later, customers are still waiting for their orders. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
The Trump phone has finally arrived. Here's what the reviews are saying.
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The Trump phone is not here
Lo sgangherato “Trump phone”
That's certainly a shade of gold.
One more reason to doubt it’s ever coming out at all.
Nearly a year after Trump Mobile started taking $100 deposits and a few days after its website updated to say delivery was…
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Trump Mobile's $499 gold-toned phone has faced delays since it was unveiled in June 2025.
