Honor implies the Trump Mobile T1 is a 'Chinese-made gold phone' in playful social media jibe

• Chinese smartphone maker Honor has poked fun at the Trump Mobile T1 Phone in a recent social media post
• It suggests the Trump Mobile product is "Chinese-made"
• Trump Mobile previously claimed the device is manufactured in the US, though now it only says it's assembled there

Smartphone maker Honor has suggested the upcoming Trump Mobile T1 Phone is "Chinese-made" in a playful new social media post.

The post appeared on the official Honor UK X account and pokes fun at a recent ad for the Trump Mobile device. The short Trump Mobile video, which seems to be at least partially AI-generated, showed off the garish gold handset and was accompanied by a caption stating that it's going to start shipping this week.

"If you are in the market for a Chinese made Gold phone, may we suggest something a little more... premium?" Honor wrote in response to the Trump Mobile post, rounding off its post with a cheeky wink emoji and an image of the brand's Honor Magic 8 Pro in its Sunrise Gold colorway.

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Trump Mobile originally claimed that the T1 Phone would be built in the US, though references to this assertion were removed from official branding some time after the device was first revealed in 2025.

Now, the Trump Mobile website describes the phone as being "shaped by American innovation" with "American teams helping guide design and quality," though it doesn't actually specify where it is made.

In a recent statement to Reuters, Trump Mobile CEO Pat O'Brien said that the product is "assembled in the US," which is a much less ambitious claim but does at least seem more feasible.

Trump Mobile has confirmed that the T1 Phone features a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 50MP main lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 50MP 2x telephoto lens, and a 5,000mAh battery.

It's also powered by the rather dated Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 SoC, and runs on Android 15. Ouch.

These specs have led to speculation that the T1 Phone is simply a rebranded Wingtech Revvl 7 Pro 5G, which has a very similar spec sheet. The Wingtech Revvl 7 Pro 5G originally launched in 2025 and is manufactured in China. It's already available in the US through T-Mobile.

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