Virgin Mobile will be the next US prepaid carrier to sell the Apple iPhone. Cricket Wireless is the first and will offer the popular iOS smartphone on June 22. The subscribers of Virgin Mobile will have to wait a week longer to purchase the smartphone without signing a contract as the carrier plans to sell Apple's smartphone starting on the 29th of June .

The company will offer the iPhone 4s for $649 and the 8GB iPhone 4 for $549.

A new Eco-friendly Android phone for Sprint and Virgin Mobile has been announced. This was no surprise as rumors have alerted us of the carriers' plan to offer this cheap Android phone.

The LG Optimus Elite for Sprint will be available this Sunday, April 22 for $29.99 after rebate with new contract. Virgin Mobile will announce the exact pricing and availability for its version in the near future.

Sprint and Virgin Mobile were previously rumored to offer the Optimus Elite as a replacement for the aging LG Optimus S. Images of this upcoming phone for Sprint and Virgin Mobile have surfaced giving us an early look into the device before it becomes formally official.

Another Android phone for the US market has been uncovered. It appears that a NFC-enabled version of the LG Optimus Net will be one of the upcoming Sprint cell phones for this year. A version of this handset is also being reumored to be heading for Virgin Mobile. 

Powerful Android smartphones are being introduced every month with high-end features and capabilities. However, these high-end devices also come with premium prices making them out of reach for folks that are on a budget. Fortunately, carriers and manufacturers have released budget-friendly Android smartphones, which are priced at $100 or lower. Here's a list of cheap Android mobile phones. 

Virgin Mobile plans to strengthen its smartphone line-up by adding a couple of Android phones. These new smartphones will be available at the carrier's stores next month. Consumers can also purchase the LG Optimus Slider and HTC Wildfire S at other retail outlets including Sprint stores, Best Buy and Radio Shack locations.

Virgin Mobile has introduced the Motorola Triumph as its flagship phone for 2011. This high-end smartphone will join the pre-paid carrier's line-up this summer.

The Motorola Triumph features a super slim design with a 4.1 inch touch display (800x480 WVGA) and a 5MP back-facing camera with HD video capture and playback in 720p. It runs on Froyo (Android 2.2) and is powered by a 1GHz processor with 512MB RAM with 2GB ROM.

T-Mobile has introduced several impressive handsets to its HSPA+ line-up. These smartphones can deliver speeds that are up to three times faster than standard 3G and provide theoretical peak download speeds of up to 21 Mbps. If you want to experience 4G speeds then, you should check out the T-Mobile smartphones with HSPA+ support.

The T-Mobile G2x and the Samsung Galaxy S 4G are just two of the high-end smartphones in the carrier's HSPA+ portfolio. Let's compare this smartphones to give to see the capabilities of the handsets in the impressive T-Mobile HSPA+ line-up.

There are hundreds of mobile phone models in the market but only a few can be labeled as the top mobile phones. These handsets are the devices that push the boundaries of mobile phone technology. The top mobile phones in the market offer the latest technology and excel in various areas including business, entertainment and overall phone performance. Let's look at the top cell phones that are currently available on the market.

HTC EVO 4G

The first US 4G smartshone is not only capable of providing access to the blazing speeds of WiMAX. This smartphone also offers a very impressive 4.3 inch (480 x 800) TFT LCD display and a powerful 8 megapixel camera with HD video recording. The HTC EVO 4G is also a powerhouse with its 1GHz Snapdragon CPU with 1GB ROM, and 512MB RAM. Other notable features include HMDI out, 4G mobile hotspot capability and a kickstand.