All new TracFone and Straight Talk phones at Walmart, priced from LG Stylo 5 to Note 10

Thus, each virtual carrier has reinvented itself in recent years, targeting a certain niche, either geographically, or with unorthodox amounts of data at rock bottom prices, too, in a way to differentiate from the big four. Well, the little guys usually ditch a few added features in the process, but those are of the type you might not be using on a regular basis anyway.

When it comes to virtual operators that piggyback on the big four networks, TracFone is the undisputed leader in the US, with more than 25 million subscribers scattered among its prepaid brands.

It is an odd bird, known predominantly from its brands like Straight Talk, Total Wireless, Simple Mobile, and the like. Its services have become synonymous with Walmart, whose stores carry it, and is extremely popular as far as prepaid goes. Not only is Straight Talk cross-platform, but its $55 unlimited can hardly be beaten, plus it comes with a very high 60GB throttling cap, compared to the "big four" offerings.  

As usual at this time of the year, the TracFone Umbrella Corporation is releasing a smorgasbord of new phones at all price points, from the lowly $20 A1 to the Note 10+ at $1099, something for everyone, and we got tipped on all new phones that will be vying for your attention on America's largest prepaid virtual carrier this holiday season. In case you're wondering if you can buy an LG or Samsung phone on Straight Talk, read on.