Trump T1 Phone appears to be a mid-range phone from beloved Android manufacturer

It’s a pretty sure bet that the Trump T1 Phone is a modified HTC U24 Pro

The side-by-side pictures of the HTC U24 Pro and the Trump T1 Phone alone would seem to confirm this. The speaker grille, notification LED, and the proximity sensor and ambient light sensor right on the top bezel of both phones are the same on both devices. Additionally, the headphone jack and cameras match up. Some features, such as the microphone on the rear, used for noise cancellation on phone calls and to record audio for video recordings, and the flash are in different locations.

Both phones also have similar specs including a 6.8-inch display, and a Snapdragon 7-series application processor under the hood. They also share a 50MP front-facing selfie snapper, a 50MP Main camera, an 8MP Ultra-wide camera, and a 50MP Telephoto camera with an optical 2x zoom. Both phones also share Bluetooth 5.3 support unlike the Revvl 7 Pro, which features Bluetooth 5.2.

Most of the specs match up perfectly

The HTC U24 Pro and Trump T1 Phone both are equipped with 12 GB of memory. The Trump T1 comes with 512 GB of storage matching the 12 GB/512 GB memory and storage option offered on the HTC U24 Pro.

HTC U24 Pro on the left, Trump T1Phone on the right. | Image by iFixit

The Revvl 7 Pro also does not match up with the Trump T1 Phone as well as the HTC U24 Pro does. And here is the biggest match of all. While the Revvl 7 Pro is available for about $125 these days, the HTC U24 Pro with 512 GB storage (same as the Trump T1) is priced by importers in a range of $490-$525. That is closer to the $499.99 price of the Trump T1 Pro.

Questions about the mid-range Trump phone

People still have some questions about the phone. For example, why does the American flag on the back of the device have only 11 stripes when it should have 13? There is also confusion about the original brag made by Trump Mobile that the phone would be made in America. 

What about Android updates?

So far, there has been no word from Trump Mobile about how many Android and security updates the Trump T1 will receive. Considering that the $499 price is only “promotional,” we can expect a price hike sometime in the future. 

This phone had a unique aluminum design, featured dual front-facing stereo speakers, and it just felt incredible in the hand. What we didn’t know at the time was that this would be the high-water mark for the Taiwan-based manufacturer. 

HTC has since focused on producing mid-range smartphones like the U24 Pro. There are some PhoneArena readers out there who would love to see what HTC could do with a flagship in the AI era.