It’s been a rather good year in tech with many cool and exciting gadgets that pushed the limits of technology made available to us. But there could only be one winner when the word ‘best’ is used. We reveal the year’s best gadgets as chosen by you, our readers, in our recently concluded poll. 6,392 readers placed their votes and we would like to thank you all once again for making the NXT Awards 2017 possible.
If you’d like to read the full write-ups for each of the winners, simply follow the link below and grab a copy of NXT January 2018!
The NXT Awards 2017, Winners and Runner-Ups
Smartphone of the Year (5.8 inch and below)
Winner: Apple iPhone X
Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy S8
Smartphone of the Year (Above 5.8 inches)
Winner: Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy Note8
Tablet and Detachable of the Year
Winner: Apple iPad Pro
Runner-up: Microsoft Surface Pro
Television of the Year
Winner: LG C7
Runner-up: Samsung MU7000
Laptop/Hybrid of the Year
Winner: Apple Macbook Pro
Runner-up: LG Gram 13
Bluetooth Portable Speaker of the Year
Winner: B&O Beoplay P2
Runner-up: Bose Soundlink Revolve+
Home Speaker of the Year
Winner: Sonos ONE
Runner-up: Harman Kardon Aura Studio 2
Earphones of the Year
Winner: Sennheiser momentum In-Ear Wireless
Runner-up: Apple Airpods
Headphones of the Year
Winner: Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
Runner-up: Bose QC35 II
Wearable of the Year
Winner: Fitbit Alta HR
Runner-up: Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro
Smartwatch of the Year
Winner: Apple Watch Series 3
Runner-up: Fitbit Ionic
Compact Camera of the Year
Winner: Fujifilm X100F
Runner-up: Olympus Tough TG-5
Digital SLR of the Year
Winner: Canon EOS 6D MK II
Runner-up: Nikon D850
Mirrorless Camera of the Year
Winner: Olympus OMD E-M10 MK III
Runner-up: Fujifilm X-T20
Best Telco/ISP of the Year
Winner: Singtel
Runner-up: Starhub
Best Game of the Year
Winner: Resident Evil 7
Runner-up: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Gadget of the Year
Winner: Apple iPhone X
Editor’s Choice 2017
Winner: Nintendo Switch