This time the Trump family came up with a gold -plated smartphone, not real estate or politics. This model, called Trump T1, gives the impression of a device blended with luxury and nationalism. But when it comes to work production details, it becomes clear that this perception remains on the surface. The promotion of the device is made with the emphasis on “American -made, and it is stated that most of the parts are produced abroad.
Smartphone production has now become almost a global process. The most powerful processors are produced in Taiwan, and the screens usually come from South Korea. Devices are mostly installed in China, India or Vietnam. Although glass components are made in the US, this does not mean that the entire device is produced in America.
Trump T1 technically on the borders of the middle segment
When the technical details of the Trump T1 are examined, it is seen that it offers average features according to the price of $ 499. 6.8 -inch AMOLED display, 12 GB RAM, 256 GB storage and 50 MP main camera equipped with a device. There is a 16 percent of the front of the front, while there are two more 2 MP sensors on the back. However, the fact that processor information is not among the technical features stands out as the most remarkable deficiency.
It is not clear which processor the device uses, which raises the issue of transparency. Because almost all smartphone processors are still produced outside the United States. This makes you question how accurately the label “Made in USA” is used. However, Trump brothers avoid making a clear explanation.
Some analyzes on the market claim that the T1 model overlaps with the $ 200 Revvl 7 model. It even draws attention to its great similarity with the Coolpad X100 model with some technical features. Both phones are known to be produced by Chinese -based companies. These matches make it difficult to claim that T1 is original and completely American production.
Trump brothers express the process by expressing that “the phone will be produced in the US in the future”. The expression “in the future” remains legally flexible and open to interpretation. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has clear rules on the label “Made in USA”. In order to use this label, most of the parts and production must be realized in the USA.
Todd Weaver, the founder of the company Purism, is one of the names who expressed their opinion on this issue. Purism develops even the operating system on its own phones in America and can use it to a limited extent. However, even they are forced to supply critical components such as processors from South Korea. Weaver clearly states that a phone produced in America is almost impossible.
Weaver emphasizes that it is not possible to legally move the tag “Made in Usa” in its current form. According to the FTC rules, not only the final assembly, but the whole production process needs to take place in the United States. In fact, just assembly of the device in the US is considered to be a misleading marketing of the consumer, according to FTC. Weaver says Trump is even thinking of complaining to his brothers FTC.
Meanwhile, similar debates had previously experienced with Apple’s Mac Pro model. Although the company installed some parts of the device in Texas, it could not use the label “Made in USA”. Instead, it was limited to definitions such as “Design in America” and “Final Assembly in Usa”. Because even Apple provides most of the device from different countries.
Trump T1 is really an American phone, not only technical, but also a legal issue. When the production chain and supply process are examined, it is understood that the device is largely produced in China. How FTC will approach this situation may become clear in the coming days. However, the current table shows that the Trump family’s gold -plated phone has not much foundation beyond the nationalist marketing language.