Trump’s ‘Golden’ Phone Hit With Savage Reviews

Key Points:

• The $500 Trump Mobile phone, delayed by over a year, has been reviewed by tech media and found to differ significantly from its advertised image, featuring a smaller screen and an inconsistent gold color that has drawn criticism.
• Contrary to earlier claims, the phone is not made in America; packaging states it is "designed with American values in mind," and the phone's performance is comparable to a Taiwanese model, the HTC U24 Pro 5G.
• The phone includes features such as an old-fashioned headphone jack, pre-installed Truth Social app, and an automatically filtered selfie camera, but concerns remain about unknown processor specs, software updates, and overall network coverage.
• Reviewers expressed doubts about whether customers who pre-ordered the phone have received their devices, with the CEO citing high demand and production challenges as reasons for delays.
• The phone's design, including an American flag with 11 stripes instead of 13, and the gold color reminiscent of "mustard" or "urine," has elicited mixed reactions, with some praising the safety case but others criticizing the aesthetic and functionality.