The Trump Mobile T1 is essentially a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro with minimal internal modifications.

First NBC News spotted the resemblance. Then they brought the Trump Phone to our San Luis Obispo office so we could get past the gold paint. CT scans and a full teardown confirmed it: the T1 is nearly identical to the HTC U24 Pro. Same internals. Same layout. Same story, just with a louder outfit. Check out the full blog below and their teardown on YouTube! https://www.ifixit.com/News/117789/teardown-confirms-the-trump-phone-is-a-gold-painted-htc-u24-pro

Confirmed: The Trump Phone is a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro. Yes, it’s made in China, with a mostly Chinese parts. https://www.ifixit.com/News/117789/teardown-confirms-the-trump-phone-is-a-gold-painted-htc-u24-pro

A teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro but features some changes, including memory from Micron instead of SK Hynix (Shahram Mokhtari/iFixit News) https://www.ifixit.com/News/117789/teardown-confirms-the-trump-phone-is-a-gold-painted-htc-u24-pro http://www.techmeme.com/260611/p15#a260611p15