No, the Trump T1 phone still hasn't shipped, but it might finally arrive in March

The Trump Mobile T1 phone, that oddball Android 15 device that inexplicably still has a 3.5mm headphone jack, may finally arrive in customers' hands in March. This, according to a Trump Mobile customer service representative contacted by TechRadar.

That's months later than was originally promised, and it's also not guaranteed. The same rep told us that the $499 phone is in the final stages of certification and field testing. The ship date is based on it passing those tests and achieving that certification, which likely means, at the very least, FCC licenses for use in the US.

The news follows an already somewhat checkered past for the Trump Mobile T1 phone. It was initially promised that it would be made in the USA. However, practical considerations, like the fact that the majority of smartphone components are still made outside the US, made this ...