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By Corinne Reichert Yep, you can change the "Trump Mobile" navy blue wallpaper that the phone comes with! As a standard Android phone, you can customize the look, apps and more.I changed the wallpaper to an image I took at the County Fair today, showing an emotional support pickle plush toy along with other prizes.

By Corinne Reichert When Trump Mobile launched in June 2025, the company announced that a Trump phone would be made in the US and launch in August 2025. But when it became obvious that domestic large-scale smartphone manufacturing would not be possible, Trump Mobile dropped the "made in the US" claim. Now, the site simply says it is "designed with American values in mind," an "American-proud design" and "shaped by American innovation."While Trump Mobile has not said where the T1 phone is manufactured, executives told The Verge back in February that it's being made in a "favored nation" with

By Corinne Reichert Using the charger and cable that came in the box, it took just under an hour to fully charge the Trump phone. Not too bad, depending on how much of a hurry you're in, but it's certainly longer than it takes my Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus to charge. For reference, the Trump phone has a 5,000-mAh battery, while my 3-year-old S23 Plus only has a 4,563-mAh capacity. But the Samsung phone supports 45-watt wired charging and the T1 Trump Mobile device has a 30-watt top-wired charging speed.

By Corinne Reichert I just finished testing the call quality on the Trump phone. While it was generally fine to make calls on, I did notice less noise cancellation than on my Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus, with louder background noise on the other end of the line. It was clear enough that I could hear my colleague, CNET Mobile Managing Editor David Lumb, just fine during a voice call Tuesday afternoon, though his voice sounded a bit tinny.