{"id":43653,"date":"2025-06-18T03:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=43653"},"modified":"2025-06-18T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:05:00","slug":"trumps-499-smartphone-will-likely-be-made-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=43653","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s $499 smartphone will likely be made in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Trump Organization\u2019s newly announced smartphone<\/a> will most likely be made in China<\/a>, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owned President Donald Trump<\/a>, the company on Monday announced the T1<\/a>, a gold-colored device that it said would retail for $499. The smartphone will run Google<\/a>\u2019s Android operating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump Organization says the phone will be \u201cbuilt in the United States\u201d \u2014 but experts note the phone was most likely designed and would be manufactured by a Chinese firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no way the phone was designed from scratch and there is no way it is going to be assembled in the U.S. or completely manufactured in the U.S.,\u201d Francisco Jeronimo, vice president at International Data Corp., told CNBC on Tuesday. \u201cThat is completely impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeronimo suggested that the phone would most likely be produced by a Chinese original device manufacturer, or ODM \u2014 a type of company that designs and manufactures products based on the specifications of another firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite being advertised as an American-made phone, it is likely that this device will be initially produced by a Chinese ODM,\u201d Blake Przesmicki, an analyst at Counterpoint Research, said in a note Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Fieldhack, research director at Counterpoint Research, added that \u201cthe U.S. does not have local manufacturing capabilities readily available.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smartphone manufacturing came into focus after Trump threatened tariffs on devices imported into the U.S. While those have yet to materialize, the American president has poured scrutiny on Apple<\/a>\u2019s supply chain, urging the iPhone maker to manufacture its flagship handset in the U.S.<\/a> The call is part of a broader desire from Trump to see more manufacturing of electronics be undertaken in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several experts have noted that manufacturing iPhones in the U.S. would be nearly impossible and would certainly raise the price of the product substantially<\/a>. On top of that, getting large-scale manufacturing off the ground in the U.S. would take several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if some manufacturing of the device were done in the U.S., smartphone supply chains are global, and handset components come from several countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump Organization\u2019s T1 is no different. While no information has been revealed on particular components, the specifications could give a hint of what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device will have a 6.8-inch AMOLED display, a kind of screen that is made primarily by South Korean firm Samsung. LG, another South Korean firm, also produces the screen, as does Chinese firm BOE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For comparison, Apple\u2019s top-end iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display and starts at $1,199.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At T1\u2019s $499 price point, the smartphone will most likely use a processor from Taiwanese firm MediaTek, which would be manufactured in Taiwan. If the device were to contain a Qualcomm<\/a> chip instead, that would also most likely have to be made in Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The phone\u2019s advertised 50-megapixel camera will meanwhile require image sensing chips \u2014 a market that is dominated by Japanese firm Sony for smartphones. There are smaller players in China and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device\u2019s memory is one area that could use American technology, potentially from Micron<\/a>, which manufactures its components in the U.S. But other players, like Samsung, could be potential suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven when there is local manufacturing available, the company will have to rely on components that are being imported from outside the U.S.,\u201d Counterpoint Research\u2019s Fieldhack said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to CNBC\u2019s request for comment on the experts\u2019 analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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