US President Donald Trump’s iconic smartphone has made its grand return, this time with new specs and a higher price tag. In a new interview with The Verge, Trump Mobile executives Don Hendrickson and Eric Thomas revealed new information about the device for the first time since last year. In the interview, Hendrickson and Thomas revealed that the phone will have a 17-inch display, a 7-series Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, 512GB of built-in storage (with expandable storage via SD cards), and a 5,000mAh battery.
They also claimed that the selfie camera and main rear camera are both 50MP lenses, and The Verge speculated that there may also be an ultra-wide and telephoto lens on the back.
There’s some good news and some bad news for anyone looking to get their hands on a T1 in the near future. The good news is that Hendrickson and Thomas claim that shipments to early adopters could begin as early as spring. The bad news is that the $499 listed price for the device is apparently only for early adopters, and later buyers will have to pay an unspecified higher price.
Plus, the two executives confirmed in this interview that the phone won’t be manufactured in the United States. It should be noted that all of these details should be taken with a certain amount of skepticism, given historical precedent. The T1 was supposed to launch six months ago, but it’s been largely silent since then, apparently because the phone shown to The Verge looks nothing like the one advertised on their website last year. Its design, specs, and price have all changed since its original launch date.