The 'T One' smartphone, which Trump promoted as 'Made in America', claims to be made in China

Ashad 5, 2082

Kantipur Reporter

The 'T One' smartphone, which Trump promoted as 'Made in America', claims to be made in China

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There is a lot of discussion about the smartphone named 'T One', released on Tuesday by the Trump Organization, a company owned by US President Donald Trump. Pre-orders have been opened for this phone made in golden color and it is said that this device will be available in the market from September.

Interestingly, even though Trump claims that it is 'completely made in America', technology experts don't believe it. According to them, this phone is largely designed and manufactured by a farm in China.  

The price of T One phone is cheaper than the latest models of Apple and Samsung at 499 dollars  is assigned . The phone will run on Google's Android operating system. The Trump Organization has claimed that the T-One phone will be manufactured in the United States. Technology experts are saying that it is not possible . 

"It's almost impossible to say that this phone was completely designed and manufactured in the US from the beginning or that it will be assembled in the US," Francisco Geronimo, vice president of the International Data Core (IDC), told CNBC. Despite being advertised as "American-made," it is produced by a Chinese ODM, Counterpoint Research analyst Blake Przesmicki wrote in a note Monday.  Jeff Fieldhack, director of research at

Counterpoint Research, also said that the US does not have the necessary equipment and infrastructure to make such a phone. Trump had earlier pressured big companies like Apple to produce in America. But many parts (chip, screen, camera, etc.) needed to make a smartphone have to be brought from other countries . For example, the chip used in the camera is made by the Sony company of Japan, while the memory chips are made by the American company Micron or the Korean company Samsung . 

Trump is also putting pressure on Apple's supply chain by threatening to impose tariffs on equipment imported to the US. He said to make all iPhones in America. However, experts have pointed out that it is almost impossible to make a device like the iPhone completely in America, and it makes the price of the iPhone very expensive. 

T One Mobile is not the only one. Trump has previously been exposed by the media for his campaign materials and his brands depending on Chinese products.  According to The Economic Times, since 2016, Trump has been using ``Make America Great Again'' for his election campaign through the ``Jiahao Flat Company'' in China's Anhui Province. (MAGA) has been making hats, banners and flags.

In the "China 24" program of the Chinese government media CGTN, it was shown in a video about the daily production of thousands of Maga banners from Jiahao Flat Company's factory. After the video went viral, Trump, who was asking to buy American products and give jobs to Americans, was heavily criticized.     

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