Trump Mobile’s flashy golden phone is releasing its first units nearly a year after the device was initially announced.
The CEO of Trump Mobile, Pat O’Brien, confirmed in a statement to Fortune that the company will begin shipping its “T1” devices this week to customers who put down $100 deposits in a pre-order sale, which began in June of last year. Those who put down a deposit for the $500 device will be charged the rest once the phone ships.
O’Brien said all the preorders will be filled within the next several weeks, yet he did not reveal how many people had actually preordered the device. He did note that the company was “incredibly pleased with the interest” in both the Trump phone and the Trump Mobile 5G “47” plan, which costs $47.45 per month—a reference to President Donald Trump’s two nonconsecutive terms in the Oval Office, serving as both the country’s 45th and 47th president.
O’Brien did not have an explanation for the multiple delays and said only that “those delays were worth it in our minds as we are delivering an amazing product.”
The Trump organization did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
Originally touted as “made in America,” the company’s website now states the phone is “designed with American values in mind.” Trump Mobile CEO O’Brien confirmed to Fortune that the phones being shipped to pre-order customers starting this week were assembled in the U.S.
In the future, the phones will “primarily” use U.S.-manufactured components, O’Brien said.
