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"Freedom Phone" 2.0 much? 🧐

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 7 points 10 hours ago

Ew why does it have trumps name all over it. He's actually such a cancer.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 59 points 16 hours ago (3 children)
  • Costs $499 or
  • Made in USA

Pick one. You can't have both.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 43 minutes ago

Make things bad enough so people work for food.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 11 points 13 hours ago

Apparently it costs $169 without the T

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

* Case made in USA, not the phone.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 40 points 15 hours ago

I’m in favor of anything that makes these dipshits more conspicuous. Trump bumper sticker? There’s no way I’m pulling over to help you if you’re stuck on the side of the road. MAGA hat? Then I don’t have a problem saying no to their perfectly reasonable request.

These people are helping destroy my country, and the Constitution. By continuing to display this propaganda, they’re telling everyone that they’re proud of it. I’ll let them pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

[–] sevon@lemmy.kde.social 41 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

Headphone jack

Hey, they didn't fuck everything up!

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

Don’t forget the code to listen in. You get a twofer. Both the motherboard and rump will add surveillance code to listen in.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 39 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Thats probably because these are old outdated phones that were dump for good reason.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 20 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Except that they're claiming Android 15, USB-C and 12GB of RAM.

No existing device has that combination of features, plus a headphone jack.

This thing is a fantasy, plain and simple. Nothing about it is real.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Moto G power comes close. 8gb ram, but has the other stuff. I enjoy moto phones.

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 13 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Now if only Sony would get their shit together and start making a compact version of the Xperia line again.

[–] therantechguy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

Man me too these older sony phones that were perfect and compact for the hand

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Sorry, I meant "that and made in the US", but I get that that's not what I said.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago

What phone is made in the US anyway?

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 13 hours ago

Fair, I'm just a fan boy evangelizing

[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago

About the only redeeming quality of what is otherwise conservative-themed shovelware tbh. 🤣

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 hours ago

That's also how you know it's a cheap chinese phone lol, because all the high end flagships don't have headphone jacks (other than Sony I suppose).

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 23 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Another of The Tramp's scams. If it materializes, I bet it's made in China.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 14 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Anyone who puts down a “deposit” on this should be declared mentally incompetent.

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 7 points 14 hours ago

That was fast.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Did anyone really expect them to tell the truth? Lets see what the real specs will be. Maybe it is a repackaged Pixel 3 or 4...

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 minutes ago* (last edited 10 minutes ago)

It's a Wingtech REVVL 7 Pro 5G according to the article. You can buy a golden one for less than $200.

[–] holycrap@lemm.ee 4 points 13 hours ago

I wonder if the Museum of Failure has a deposit in

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

Didn't Escobar Inc. already try this?

Looking forward to the JerryRigEverything video.

[–] jaupsinluggies@feddit.uk 9 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Maybe it's a Samsung phone and a "Made in USA" sticker, shipped in as components and stuck together in the USA, thus fulfilling both "designed" and "made" in USA even though there are some foreign-made components (2). Then onshore those components bit by bit until the process is complete.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 6 points 10 hours ago

It’s a Wingtech REVVL 7 Pro 5G sold for $169 lol.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mobile/

[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Samsung

It absolutely won't be. Best case It'll be a white label from local Chinese brands like Oppo, worst case -- a no-name company selling 150$ phones on alibaba. I'd put my money on the latter, the margins will be much better.

Great scam for a washed up celebrity with a cult following.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 5 points 10 hours ago

It’s a Wingtech REVVL 7 Pro 5G sold for $169 lol.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mobile/

[–] DrakeAlbrecht@lemm.ee 7 points 15 hours ago

Option 2: Lie. When caught, lie about having lied.

[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is this provided via T-Mobile or did he just rip off T-Mobile’s logo font?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

He ripped off the font, and some are saying it's a slightly tweaked REVVL 7 Pro 5G, which is a midrange Chinese phone T-Mobile already sells for $170 with a T on the back. Trump's T is a bit bigger. Would be fun to see T-Mobile take legal action...

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 12 hours ago

They're probably in on the scam.