Is bigger better? If you answered yes, then the ZTE-made Supreme ($299.99 without contract) is your best bet on Virgin Mobile. Its 5-inch screen puts it in phablet territory and makes it the biggest option on the prepaid MVNO. The Supreme can't compete with the current generation of high-end devices, but it doesn't have to on Virgin Mobile—the carrier's top-end Android phone is last year's Samsung Galaxy S III. The Supreme holds its own against the S III, and aside from mediocre call quality, I find it hard to justify the $100 premium Samsung's year-old phone commands. The Supreme will be a better value for most, and earns our Editors' Choice for Android phones on Virgin Mobile.

Design, Network, and Call Quality

Aside from a larger-than-average camera hump around back, the Supreme looks fairly generic with its two-tone, all-plastic design. At 5.6 by 2.8 by .04 inches (HWD), it's a tall device, but not overly wide considering its screen size. There's a headphone jack and Power button on top, which is a big pet peeve of mine on devices this size—if you make a phone that's nearly as tall as my hand is long, put the buttons on the side, please. There are volume controls and a micro USB port on the left and a useful two-stage camera shutter button on the right side. The back panel is covered in a rubberized coating and peels off to reveal the microSD card slot and a big, user-replaceable 2500mAh battery. We're still running battery tests so we'll update this review when the results are in.