Best smartphones you can buy on T-Mobile (2016)

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Best smartphones you can buy on T-Mobile (2016)

Led by zealous CEO John Legere, T-Mobile shook up the US wireless industry in 2013 with its Uncarrier initiative, ditching contracts and phone subsidies. Since then, the rest of the major US carriers have adopted similar strategies, but T-Mobile is undoubtedly the pioneer of the no contract era, and this helped it a lot: last year, T-Mo managed to surpass Sprint as the third largest US carrier (in terms of subscribers).

Things are definitely going well for T-Mobile, and its smartphone lineup is diverse enough to attract all types of users. But what are the finest handsets that you can currently buy from T-Mobile? Well, to answer this question, we prepared a list of the best T-Mobile smartphones of 2016, and we invite you to check it out below.

The devices that you'll see below were chosen based on our own reviews, as well as on reviews from T-Mobile customers (as shown on the magenta carrier's website). By the way, besides presenting these handsets, we're including links to buy them, as well as links to our reviews, so you can check out each and every phone in detail.

Note: This article was updated on November 6.

Best compact smartphone on T-Mobile
iPhone SE

Most of today's smartphones have screens of at least 5 inches, but there are still plenty of users who'd rather have a significantly smaller handset as their daily driver. Of course, it's hard to find a compact smartphone that's also powerful, but that's exactly why Apple last month released the iPhone SE. Design-wise, the iPhone SE is nothing more than an iPhone 5s, including the same 4-inch Retina Display with 640 x 1136 pixels and 326 ppi. However, internally, the SE is a different device, thanks to Apple's A9 processor (the very same that's at the heart of the iPhone 6s series), 2 GB of RAM, a 12 MP rear camera with 4K video recording, and NFC (which allows the use of Apple Pay). The battery of the iPhone SE is also slightly larger (1624 mAh vs. 1570 mAh).

All in all, the iPhone SE is the most powerful 4-inch smartphone ever made. Just like all other major US carriers, T-Mobile is offering both the 16 GB and 64 GB variants of the iPhone SE in space gray, silver, gold, and rose gold. The 16 GB model costs $16.67 per month for 24 months, or $399.99 outright, while the 64 GB one can be yours at $18.75 per month for 24 months, or $449.99 outright.