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cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro

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Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro

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cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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Is the Trump phone actually made in America? Our deep-dive teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is basically a gold-painted, rebranded HTC U24 Pro.
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    And say what you will about the T1, but let’s give credit where it’s due. Trump Mobile aren’t gouging their fanbase…not yet anyway. Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.

    Honestly the most shocking thing about it.

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      The most shocking thing is that buyers actually received their devices.

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        To my knowledge, no buyers have received their devices. Some media samples were sent.

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          Not sure if MAGA tiktokkers are part of the media samples, but I have seen a few videos of them already.

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            sounds like you’ve seen em in the hands of media personalities :P tiktok is media

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      most likely it has bloatware, and some spyware in the phone.

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    I’m surprised it’s a gold painted HTC phone from two years ago (good quality even if probably HTC had a warehouse full of unsold inventory that they were happy to repaint at huge discount) and not the cheapest shit that you can find on Alibaba with a soc from a decade ago and the ROM already preloaded with malware.

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    What, anyone actually expected Drumpf to put in any effort? 🤣

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      He just licenses his name to these things. He doesn’t manufacture all these “Trump” products.

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        This is true for all things including his presidency

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      He didn’t even paint it himself?

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    Be prepared to see the return of the hip-mounted phone-holster.

    It will certainly be placed next to the open-carry holster.

    • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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      I can see the cross draw deaths in my mind. It is beautiful.

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    I am surprised it is actually a clone of something people have heard of. I was expecting something on the level of what you can get for $50 at Walmart.

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      It’s not even a clone, it’s literally a rebadged HTC

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    wait. it’s a real functioning phone?

    • themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Yes, with truth social pre-installed

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        So a two year old phone with junkware preinstalled?

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          Yeah that’s what he said

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    Made in China?

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      The shipping label was generated in America

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      HTC is Taiwanese, but the components are mostly from Southeast Asia and of course, Mainland China.

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        Ta, it seems that HTC have stopped manufacturing as of this year and the U24 stocks are still available but being run down in some markets (I read that as developing countries but it obviously includes the USA 🤔). Trump must have got a fire sale deal on an end of life model. A great deal for everyone!

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      Gyna.

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      I saw in the teardown that the battery was made in the Philippines

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    I love it when conservatives get fleeced, but not when their money goes to felon rapist pedophiles that use it to harm America.

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    LOL $460 and two years old.

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    Trump always find a way to scam his supporters

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    Painted? So not even as gold as the wrappers of chocolate coins?

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      If they did that, it would trash the cell reception. Metal blocks signal.

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    Isnt this just Honor and Trumphone using the same ODM and not Trumphone reskinning an Honor phone?

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    does it have an unlocked bootloader? if it does, it doesnt even seem like a bad deal

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      Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.

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    Lol

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    I feel like this was known for more than a year at this point.

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