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Times of India-Gadgets Now Awards’ winners announced; Samsung and Apple win big

New Delhi: The second edition of Times of India Gadgets Now Awards winners were announced at an event that saw some of the top executives from the tech industry attend the ceremony virtually. 

The awards celebrated and honoured the best gadgets of 2021 that made our lives easy and convenient during the ongoing pandemic. There were 15 product categories in all including smartphones, laptops, tablets, gaming devices, audio devices, and wearables. The winners were announced under 2 heads – People’s Choice and Jury Choice. The People’s Choice winners were decided based on audience votes. 

I congratulate each winner and look forward to the 3rd edition celebrating the constantly evolving gadget ecosystem for the Indian consumers. Gadgets Now Awards is our initiative to recognise the tech industry’s efforts for producing innovative devices that impact our daily lives. Our eminent jury and audience have both come up with admirable winners. And the response to these awards, by people who voted because they felt strongly about their devices, overwhelmed us,” said Durga Raghunath, Business Head, Times of India, Digital. 

The eminent Jury that decided the Jury Choice award winners comprised of Navkendar Singh, Research Director, Client Devices & IPDS, IDC India; Prateep Dasgupta, Data & Analytics Director, BCG GAMMA; Sumit Gulati, executive editor at Times of India digital and Manisha Singh, Technology Editor, TOI Digital. 

Following is the list of winners of Gadgets Now Awards 2021

CategoryJury ChoicePeople’s Choice
AUDIO DEVICE OF THE YEAR (SPEAKERS)Amazon Echo Show 10Samsung Q950A
AUDIO DEVICE OF THE YEAR (TWS)OnePlus Buds ProOnePlus Buds Pro
GAMING LAPTOP OF THE YEARMSI GT76 TitanDell G7 7500
VALUE FOR MONEY LAPTOP OF THE YEARLenovo Chromebook Flex 3iHP Chromebook 11a
GAMING DEVICE OF THE YEARMicrosoft Xbox Series XSony Playstation 5
FITNESS BAND OF THE YEARFitbit LuxeMi Band 6
BUDGET SMARTPHONE OF THE YEARRedmi Note 10 Pro MaxRedmi Note 10 Pro Max
AFFORDABLE CAMERA SMARTPHONE OF THE YEARVivo V20 ProOnePlus 9R
CAMERA SMARTPHONE OF THE YEARiPhone 13 Pro MaxiPhone 13 Pro Max
AUDIO DEVICE OF THE YEARJabra Elite 85tApple AirPods (third-gen)
TABLET OF THE YEARSamsung Galaxy Tab S7+iPad mini
LAPTOP OF THE YEARApple MacBook ProApple MacBook Pro
SMARTWATCH OF THE YEARApple Watch Series 7Apple Watch Series 7
TV OF THE YEARSamsung The FrameSony Bravia XR X90J
SMARTPHONE OF THE YEARSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 3iPhone 13