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. 5,678 readers placed their votes and we would like to thank you all once again for making the NXT Awards 2018 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 2018, Winners and Runner-Ups
Gadget of the Year
Winner: Apple iPad
Premium Smartphones Priced Above $800
Winner: Apple iPhone XS Max
Runner-up: Oppo Find X
Midrange Smartphones Priced Above $500
Winner: Nokia 7 Plus
Runner-up: LG Q7+
Laptops
Winner: Dell XPS 15
Runner-up: LG gram
Tablets
Winner: Apple iPad
Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Convertible 2-in-1
Winner: Dell XPS 15 2-in-1
Runner-up: Microsoft Surface Pro
Luxury Television
Winner: LG W8 OLED TV
Runner-up: Samsung QLED TV
Popular Television
Winner: LG C8 OLED TV
Runner-up: Samsung Series 8 UHD 4K
Bluetooth Portable Speakers
Winner: LG PK7
Runner-up: X-mini XOUNDBAR W
Wireless Home Speakers
Winner: LG SK10Y Sound bar
Runner-up: Google Home
Audiophile Headphones
Winner: Sennheiser HD820
Runner-up: X-mini XTLAS+
Popular Headphones
Winner: Sennheiser HD 4.50BTNC
Runner-up: Sony WH-1000XM3
Audiophile Earphones
Winner: beyerdynamic Xelento wireless
Runner-up: Sony IER-M9
Popular Earphones
Winner: X-mini LIBERTY
Runner-up: Sennheiser Momentum Free
Smartwatches
Winner: Apple Watch Series 4
Runner-up: Fitbit Versa
Activity Trackers
Winner: Fitbit Charge 3
Runner-up: Fitbit Ace
Compact Cameras
Winner: Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Runner-up: Fujifilm XF10
Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras
Winner: Canon EOS M50
Runner-up: Fujifilm X-T3
Entry Level DSLR Cameras
Winner: Canon EOS 1500D
Runner-up: Nikon 3500
Best Telco
Winner: Singtel
Runner-up: Circles.Life
