Best T-Mobile phones to spend your money on (November 2019) - Android

T-Mobile is the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States. It offers a wide selection of smartphones from many different OEMs all with different capabilities and price points. As such, it can be difficult to figure out which are the best T-Mobile phones when there are so many to choose from!

Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll find our roundup of the best T-Mobile phones you can currently get from prices as low as $250 to all the way as high as $1,100.

Our list only covers Android smartphones you can buy directly through T-Mobile. However, it should be mentioned that T-Mobile is a GSM carrier, so you can pretty much use any globally-supported smartphone with the service. All you need to do is throw in your T-Mobile SIM card. Of course, you’ll need to buy your phone unlocked for this to work.

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Editor’s note: We’ll be updating this list of the best T-Mobile phones regularly as new devices launch.

1. Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus

Not only are the Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus two of the best T-Mobile phones available, but they are two of the best smartphones in general. The handsets are very similar as far as specs and design go, but the Galaxy S10 Plus is the top dog. It features an enormous 6.4-inch display, a giant 4,100mAh battery, and a dual front-facing camera setup. It also has an option for adding a whopping 1TB of built-in storage.

The vanilla Galaxy S10 is a bit smaller with a 6.1-inch display and has a smaller battery to match. It also only features a single selfie shooter on the front. However, it has the same processor, triple-lens rear camera setup, and software as its larger sibling.

As one would expect, getting the best-of-the-best smartphones won’t come cheap, as the Galaxy S10 currently starts at $900 and goes up from there. T-Mobile offers a few options as far as payment plans go so that will hopefully offset some of the upfront costs.

Samsung Galaxy S10 specs:

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus specs:

2. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus

Samsung’s Note line is kind of like a flashier, more expensive version of the Galaxy S line. As such, with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, you’re getting most of the ultra-premium features of the Galaxy S10 with the addition of some new features as well as the iconic S Pen stylus.

For the first time ever, Samsung released two versions of the Note 10 this year: the vanilla version and the Plus version. If you’re looking for the best smartphone you can get — and money is not really a concern — you should absolutely stick with the Note 10 Plus.

That doesn’t mean that the Note 10 isn’t a good phone. It is. It’s just that with the existence of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the vanilla Note 10 sits in an awkward place: not quite as good as the Note 10 Plus and kind of outshined by the S10 Plus.

In general, if you really need the S Pen stylus but don’t want to spend over $1,000 on your smartphone, the Note 10 is perfect for you. If you don’t care about the S Pen, stick with the Galaxy S10 Plus. If you want the best of everything, get the Galaxy Note 10 Plus.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 specs:

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus specs:

3. Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL

The latest entries in Google’s line of Pixel smartphones are the Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 4 XL. As you would expect, the XL variant is slightly larger than the regular model, but overall the devices are mostly the same.

There are two main selling points for the Pixel 4 family: the rear camera system and the front-facing sensors. The rear camera system features two lenses — a 12.2MP primary sensor paired with a 16MP telephoto — and can create some incredible shots since they are paired with Google’s top-of-the-line computational software algorithms. Simply put, this is one of the best cameras on any smartphone in the world right now.

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As far as the front-facing sensors go, Google actually baked-in radar on the front of the Pixel 4. This system allows you to manipulate aspects of your phone without touching it. For example, a wave of your hand will reject a phone call or silence an alarm.

Unfortunately, the biggest downside to both devices in the Pixel 4 lineup is battery life. You shouldn’t expect either phone to last you much more than a day — if that. Still, the Pixel 4 is on eof the best T-Mobile phones you can get at the moment.

Google Pixel 4 specs:

Google Pixel 4 XL specs:

4. OnePlus 7T

For a time, T-Mobile sold both the OnePlus 6T and the OnePlus 7 Pro. However, once the OnePlus 7T launched, T-Mobile removed both those devices and focused solely on the 7T.

Dollar-for-dollar, the OnePlus 7T might be the best of the T-Mobile phones on this list. You’re getting a stellar triple-lens camera system, the fastest chipset of any other device on this list, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and the very latest version of Android — all for around half the price of the Galaxy Note 10 Plus and $200 less than the entry-level Google Pixel 4.

Granted, you’re not going to get as big a battery as you’ll find in something like the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and the waterdrop notch design on the front of the phone might not be your taste. But if you want the absolute best phone you can get while still staying under $600, the OnePlus 7T is the phone for you.

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5. LG G8 ThinQ

As far as the other flagships on this list go, the LG G8 ThinQ might seem like it’s not as “advanced” as the rest. There’s no triple camera on the rear, no in-display fingerprint sensor, and no fancy pop-up selfie shooters.

The LG G8 ThinQ has a few nifty tricks up its sleeve.

However, don’t let that deter you from considering the LG G8 ThinQ as a viable Android flagship. It does have some nifty tricks up its sleeve, such as air gestures which allow you to manipulate some of the phone’s features without needing to physically touch it. This is possible because of the dual-sensor camera system on the front of the phone.

The LG G8 ThinQ also features a headphone jack, which is unfortunately left out of some of the other flagships on this list. Not only that, but it also features a sweet Quad-DAC, which will make your music listening experience better than ever.

Although the G8 launched at a very expensive price, it’s since come down a bit, which means you’ll save a bit of money, too! Not a bad deal.

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