Trump Cell is a factor

Oh, Gold. It’s not April 1, it’s only a bizarre shock. Donald Trump is launching a cellphone known as Trump Mobile, which comes with wi-fi plans (beginning at $47.25) and even a cellphone known as the T1 Cellphone.

In the course of the announcement occasion at Trump Tower in New York Metropolis, Donald Trump Jr. mentioned they had been constructing one thing for “individuals who have been underserved,” and to “make it possible for actual Individuals might get true worth from their cellular carriers.”

(Trump Cell’s solely plan is roughly double that of equal choices at different low-cost carriers, like Mint Cell and Enhance Cell.)

It’s not simply cellphone service, nevertheless: The plan will supposedly embody a telemedicine service powered by Doctegrity, roadside help supplied by Drive America and cellular system safety by Omega Cell Care.

The T1 Cellphone will probably be a gold-accented (in fact) smartphone manufactured in america. So anticipate to issue that into what it’d ultimately price. (Bloomberg has reported will probably be a $500 system.)

In keeping with the Trump Cell website, the T1 cellphone can have 6.8-inch AMOLED display screen with a 120Hz refresh fee, a rear three-camera setup with a 50MP essential digicam and a “5000mAh lengthy life digicam,” which we’re all guessing is supposed to say battery.

— Mat Smith

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