Best Virgin Mobile phones available right now

Just because you’ve picked your provider doesn’t mean you’re in the clear - you still have to pick a phone. If you've decided on Virgin Mobile, and won't settle for anything but the best, we’ve compiled a list of our most-loved devices available now.

There's something for everyone here, both iPhones and Androids, and from a range of different manufacturers. Do you like the sleek glass design of the new Galaxy S6, or would you prefer something more colourful, maybe a Sony Z3?

The Samsung Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge are all but identical in hardware, user experience and size. The only real difference is that the S6 Edge sports curved sides to its display, a feature for which you pay extra, but only adds a few more scraps of functionality.

Both phones are crazy fast, smooth and offer the most slimmed-down Samsung experience of any phone to date. Traditionally, the Touchwiz user interface (UI) employed by the Korean giant has been bulky and slow. But not anymore; this is finally the Galaxy device that we've wanted for so long.

Finally, the camera is possibly the best on the market. The only real competitors are the iPhone 6s and 6 Plus. Either way, the S6 generates incredibly clear, bright images in daylight and even handles most low-light situations admirably.

The iPhone 6s is a phone that need no introduction. By Apple's own number crunching, it sold 13 million iPhone 6s units over the first weekend of sales, so in many ways we are preaching to the converted.

If you're still weighing up a new iPhone 6s purchase, you can look forward to a number of industry-leading features. It has a powerful processor under the hood, as you'd expect, but it is more than a simple smartphone. Apple's new 3D Touch is a world's first, and means the touchscreen can detect how hard you press on the screen, giving developer's even more ways for you to interact with their apps.

The new and improved camera comes with a 12-megapixel sensor, the result of which is more than just larger photos, but also clearer, sharper, more colourful shots too. The millions of pixels on a camera's sensor are what's used to capture light and the more you have, the better your photos will turn out.

If you're after a big-screened phone, go no further than the Note 5. It has a stunning 5.7 inch 2560 x 1440 display, giving it around 75% more pixels than the 1080p iPhone 6s Plus. It's also very powerful, has a stunning camera and the kind of battery life you'd be hard pressed to push through in a single day.

You've also got the surprisingly-useful S-Pen stylus. You may hear that and think it sounds like tech from yesteryear, but Samsung really has done a good job integrating its electronic pen in to the UI as a useful addition to your experience.

One last word of caution: it's not water resistant like Sony phones, or even last year's Galaxy S5, so don't go dunking it in the sink as a party trick.

The iPhone 6s Plus is a big 5.5 inch phone. It's also a bit more costly than its smaller sibling, but comes with a few extra features to sweeten the deal.

Unlike other phablets, which also have screens 5.5 inches or larger, the 6 Plus is of a fairly imposing size. Apple surround the large display with a larger bezel than you'll find on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, which is both a pro and a con for this model.

In a surprising turn of events, Apple has gone above and beyond the "Retina" display with the 6 Plus. It boasts a full 1080p resolution, giving it 400ppi compared to the iPhone 6s's 326ppi -- the higher the pixel density (pixels per inch) the better the image you get on screen.

The camera is also a bit better on the bigger model iPhone. Images come out smoother and more well-defined, making it one of the best cameras you'll find in a smartphone so far.

Where the Galaxy S6 has cornered the market in user experience and camera, the One M9 is the pinnacle of style and class. The brushed aluminium frame is gorgeous in any of its colour variations. Where its progenitor - the M8 - was a bit slippery to hold on to, the M9 has managed to maintain its smooth polish while adding enough friction to maintain an easy grip.

As a phone the M9 is no slouch. It blasts through all apps and services on the market with barely a moment of effort. It has received some criticism about heating up, but this is probably more thanks to its heat-conducting aluminium construction, rather than an internal design flaw.

The Achilles heel of the M9 is its 20.7MP rear camera. It takes passable shots, but the camera-centric user will want to look elsewhere for their stunning photos.