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The Trump brand smartphone may not be “produced in the USA”.
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Since his announcement, Trump Mobile has changed the wording of his gold-colored T1 smartphone list.
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Now it is said that the 499 dollar phone “is brought to life here in the USA” and “
The listing for the Trump brand smartphone still promises to make America great again-but not that it is made in the USA.
Since his announcement of June 16, Trump Mobile has changed some of his descriptions, including the once gigantic “in the USA” banners. The website now says that the phone “is brought to life here in the USA” and “proudly American”.
This is an important distinction. The Federal Trade Commission has strict Regulate For what it considers as “qualified” or “not qualified” claims for companies that promote a product as “manufactured in the USA”. The FTC says that in order to achieve this threshold, “all or practically all” component crops and workers must be domestic.
The Verge previously reported on the change in the product list.
Chris Walker, spokesman for Trump Mobile, told USA Today that the T1 phone in the United States would still be manufactured. Trump Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for further comments from Business Insider to change the product list.
The Trump organization triggered skepticism from many in the tech community with their first announcement that their flagship called T1 in the USA would take place for only $ 499 with the advertised specifications.
Apple and other large brands have kept the smartphone operation abroad, since the expected labor costs and a relative lack of production capacity would already inflate expensive phones. (An analyst previously informed Business Insider that he would estimate the costs at 3,500 US dollars if Apple made an iPhone in the USA).
The “Made in the USA” language is not the only detail that disappears from the product page of the T1 phone. There is no more mention that there are 12 GB RAM. Further changes include a 6.78-inch amoled screen to 6.25 inches.
For Trump Mobile’s telephone network, the Liberty Mobile Wireless website, a small network in Florida, works together to set the network capacity.
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