iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe
See our ethics statement.This is the Trump phone, but it could just as easily be an HTC. Image: Trump MobilePart OfWe’re still talking about the Trump phonesee all updates Dominic PrestonCloseDominic PrestonPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. Given that HTC sold most of its smartphone business to Google in 2017, it seems likely that it contracted a third-party company to design and manufacture the U24 Pro, and Trump Mobile turned to the same company for its T1 Phone.
- ▪See our ethics statement.This is the Trump phone, but it could just as easily be an HTC.
- ▪Image: Trump MobilePart OfWe’re still talking about the Trump phonesee all updates Dominic PrestonCloseDominic PrestonPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Dominic Pres
- ▪Given that HTC sold most of its smartphone business to Google in 2017, it seems likely that it contracted a third-party company to design and manufacture the U24 Pro, and Trump Mobile turned to the same company for its T1 Phone.
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GadgetsCloseGadgetsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All GadgetsPolicyClosePolicyPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All PolicyTechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechiFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe The T1 Phone’s internals are almost identical to the ‘made in China’ U24 Pro’s.
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