TeknoGadyet Editors' Choice Awards 2019 Winners |
Below are the winners of TeknoGadyet Editors' Choice Awards 2019:
- Best Camera Smartphone: Huawei Mate 30 Pro
- Best Selfie Smartphone: Vivo NEX 3
- Best Gaming Smartphone: ASUS ROG Phone 2
- Best in Smartphone Design: OPPO Reno 10X Zoom
- Best Value Smartphone: Realme 5
- Best Budget Smartphone Under 3K: Cherry Mobile Flare Y3s
- Best Budget Smartphone Under 5K: Cherry Mobile Flare S8
- Best Budget Smartphone Under 7K: Realme 5
- Best Smartphone Under 10K: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
- Best Smartphone Under 20K: Huawei Nova 5T
- Best Smartphone Under 30K: Xiaomi Mi 9
- Best Smartphone Under 40K: Vivo NEX 3
- Best Smartphone Over 40K: Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Smartphone of the Year: Vivo NEX 3
- Best Smartphone Brand: Cherry Mobile
- Best Local Smartphone: Cherry Mobile Flare S8
- Breakthrough Smartphone Technology: Foldable Screen (Samsung Galaxy Fold)
- Best Multimedia Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
- Best Productivity Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
The brands Samsung and Cherry Mobile tied for getting the most number of awards with 4 recognitions each, followed by Vivo with 3, then Huawei, Realme, and Xiaomi at 2 apiece, and OPPO and ASUS with 1 each.
The Samsung Galaxy Note+ bags the best multimedia and best productivity titles, the Samsung Galaxy Fold for breakthrough technology for its foldable screen, and the Samsung Galaxy S10+ as the best smartphone over Php40K.
Meanwhile, Cherry Mobile is still the kind of budget smartphone, both under Php3K and 5K with Cherry Mobile Flare Y3s and Flare S8, respectively. Speaking of Flare S8, we also give it the best local smartphone award. In addition, we picked Cherry Mobile as the best smartphone brand, mainly because we consider them as the only local brand the keeps on thriving and innovating, despite stiff competitions given by international brands.
For the best camera smartphone, I believed no one will argue with us that the Huawei Mate 30 Pro is indeed the kind in this category. It has exceptional sensors and optics paired with highly optimized camera software. Huawei also got another award with the Huawei Nova 5T as the best smartphone under Php20K.
The Vivo NEX 3 is the most awarded device - the best selfie smartphone, the best smartphone under 40K, and as the smartphone of the year. It is followed by Realme 5 with 2 awards for being the best value smartphone and best smartphone under Php7K.
Xiaomi got two recognitions with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 as the best smartphone under Php10K and the Xiaomi Mi 9 as the best smartphone under 30K.
Moving on, we hail the OPPO Reno 10X Zoom as the best in smartphone design, and the ASUS ROG Phone 2 as the best gaming smartphone.
Congratulations to our winners, you all deserve it, and we hope more exciting innovations and technologies this 2020!