Yours truly last June, on the then-recently announced Trump phone:

I fully expect this phone will never ship.

Dominic Preston at The Verge, today:

12 months, 16 days, 21 hours, and 54 minutes after I first heard about Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), I’m finally holding one in my own hands.

Journalists started receiving Trump phones in early June. Some early pre-orders also started shipping around that time, and regular orders, like Preston’s, are starting to arrive.

Well, color me embarrassed.

I suppose an apology is in order for doubting the Trump Organization’s ability to ship this phone (and only nine months late).

It’s not exactly a state-of-the-art phone. iFixit revealed it’s a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro—a two-year-old device “designed in China, made in China, with the vast majority of parts sourced from China.” So much for “Made in America.”

YouTuber Quinn Nelson (Snazzy Labs) also bought the device. In his unboxing and review video, he outlines the overall cheap feel of the product and packaging (his phone shipped with a broken fingerprint sensor, the “Quick Start” guide was printed on what seems to be a home printer with low toner, and his SIM card arrived separately in a hand-addressed envelope, for example).

I’m sure the suckers—I’m sorry, loyal Americans—who buy this phone will be thrilled once it finally arrives at their doorstep.