Trump Phone passes the bend test, fails the originality test
The gold paint can only hide so much.
JerryRigEverything recently subjected the Trump Mobile T1 phone to a series of durability tests, including scratching, bending, and teardown. Despite the physical abuse, the device remained functional. The teardown revealed that the internals of the Trump Mobile T1 are nearly identical to those of the two-year-old HTC U24 Pro. In fact, swapping the motherboards between the two phones left both fully operational.
This finding confirms earlier suspicions from an iFixit investigation. While the phone passed the bend test with flying colors, the teardown exposed a less impressive story inside. The display, for instance, scratches at a Mohs hardness level of six, with deeper grooves appearing at level seven. This is considered standard for a modern smartphone. The metal frame also withstood the tests without showing any signs of structural failure.
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