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The made-in-America Trump Mobile phone sure looks like a made-in-China phone


As we noted yesterday, the newly announced Trump Mobile T1 smartphone throws up some red flags.

That rate gets you unlimited talk, text, data, and other perks, though it’s still double the cost of similar mobile virutal network operators like Boost and Mint. To address the differences in appearance, Weinbach explained that Chinese ODMs (original design manufacturers) often provide a base model with customizable features. Speaking to CNBC, Francisco Jeronimo, vice president at market research firm International Data Corp., said it would be "completely impossible" for the T1 to be assembled or fully manufactured in the U.S.

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