After 12 months, 16 days, and 21 hours, The Verge received its Trump Mobile T1 Phone 8002 in gold. They ordered two, paid for two, and got three, all shipped to the wrong address.

The T1 ships with a charger, a Trump Mobile SIM card sent without any plan signup, and an A4 quick start guide. These are the first real hands-on details anyone has published about a phone that has been vaporware for over a year.

The full piece is worth reading because the logistics chaos around delivery is not the story. The hardware is. What The Verge actually found inside the box and how the phone performs is what this year of waiting either justifies or buries.

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