The Verge<\/a> spotted a largely overlooked interview from November with Trump Mobile executive Don Hendrickson. Speaking to Wireless Dealer Magazine<\/a> at the time, Hendrickson teased a second phone before the first one had made it into customers\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n \u201cOur next major step is the launch of the T1 Ultra,\u201d Hendrickson said, describing it as a premium device that builds on the \u201csuccess\u201d of the original T1. That word is doing some very heavy lifting, given that the original T1 hasn\u2019t been seen outside of marketing imagery. It still doesn\u2019t even have a clear release date, so its only success until now has been to separate a lot of people from their $100 deposit on vibes alone.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Hendrickson also suggested customers are already eager for the T1 Ultra \u2014 a point that The Verge rightly picked up on. Given that the phone hadn\u2019t even been publicly mentioned until the interview was published, and the original Trump phone was (and still is) missing in action, it\u2019s hard to know when or why customers would have expressed excitement for a successor.<\/p>\n Samsung is one of several OEMs that use the name \u201cUltra\u201d for their highest-tier device, and it would make sense for Trump Mobile to adopt such a successful branding strategy. In earlier ads, the company has already depicted the T1 Phone as everything from a gold-plated iPhone to what appeared to be a Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/a>, so maybe that\u2019s where the idea came from.<\/p>\n None of this means a T1 Ultra won\u2019t ever exist. But with the original T1 now the subject of an FTC investigation request<\/a> from Democratic lawmakers, talk of a higher-end follow-up may be a little premature, to say the least. The Verge requested a comment from Trump Mobile, but they\u2019re still waiting for that, too.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768233971_656_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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