The Trump phone just got a $250 price hike

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The Trump phone just got a $250 price hike

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  • Trump Mobile didn't announce the price increase, instead quietly changing its website overnight .
  • This wasn't a total surprise though, especially given the phone ships with an unexpectedly generous 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM.
  • When I spoke to two Trump Mobile executives earlier this year they called the $499 launch pricing "introductory," and a few months later the website itself was changed to reflect…
  • When I reviewed the … Read the full story at The Verge.

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It’s going to take a lot more gold coins to buy the Trump Phone now. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Bad news if you didn't lock in a Trump phone at launch: It now costs $749, a $250 increase on its price at launch. The T1 Phone itself hasn't changed.

Trump Mobile didn't announce the price increase, instead quietly changing its website overnight. This wasn't a total surprise though, especially given the phone ships with an unexpectedly generous 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM. When I spoke to two Trump Mobile executives earlier this year they called the $499 launch pricing "introductory," and a few months later the website itself was changed to reflect that, calling it a "promotional price." That wording is now gone.

When I reviewed the …

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  • • The Trump T1 Phone price increased from $499 to $749.

  • • Trump Mobile removed promotional pricing language from its website overnight.

  • • The hardware specifications remain identical despite the $250 hike.

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