Trump Mobile executives recently showed off a handset they claimed to be a near-production version of the T1 phone, which reportedly costs more and has a different camera array design. The company's website still lists the phone as being released "later this year," the same thing it said last year. However, it also revealed that the Federal Communications Commission approved a phone from Smart Gadgets Global, whose CEO is listed as Eric Thomas, a Trump Mobile executive, was certified by the FCC in January. The phone, initially announced to be made in the US, was supposed to launch in August 2025 but has since dropped the claim, now simply calls the phone "Proudly American" without specifying what that means for a device manufactured overseas. The T1 logo will also disappear before launch, though the phone will keep the American flag imagery.