Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?

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FollowSee All DesignDoes Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag? Here’s a hint: it’s not 11. Here’s a hint: it’s not 11.

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by Dominic Preston Dominic PrestonNews EditorPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All by Dominic PrestonMay 15, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC The T1 Phone has the wrong number of stripes, but it does at least have 50 stars. Screenshot: Trump MobilePart OfWe’re still talking about the Trump phonesee all updates Dominic Preston Dominic PrestonPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

FollowSee All by Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Where’s the Trump phone?

We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don’t have our phone — but we do have some fresh doubts about the company’s patriotic credentials.

Industry Implications

This has been a momentous few days for Trump Mobile, in which it defied the haters by announcing that its phones will be shipping to buyers this very week. Not that there’s any sign the company has actually done that, but I digress. Because what I really want to talk about today is the American flag.

I am not an American, which probably explains why I didn’t immediately realize that something in the T1 Phone’s design is… off. And, no, I don’t mean the gold finish, the uneven camera lens spacing, or the fact that it looks suspiciously like a two-year-old HTC phone. I mean the US flag that features prominently on the back.

At a glance, to a non-native, it looks fine. But look closer, and there’s something curious: It only has 11 stripes. Last I checked, there really should be 13.

This advance offers important signals about the future of the sector, and the tech world is watching closely.