Finally, We are at the end of the year 2020. The year 2020 has been crucial for almost every industry including the Smartphone industry. We have seen a lot of interesting smartphone launches from different brands this year. At the start of the year, Smartphone prices have affected by the GST, but it’s normal now. As I said earlier, We’ve seen a lot of smartphones this year, some of them were good, Some of them were kind of disappointing, Some of them were innovative. So, here’s “Techgreeky Smartphone awards 2020” From my side.
Best Budget Smartphone of the year: Redmi 9 Prime
Under Rs.10,000 is a price point, where we can not expect a lot from a smartphone but some smartphones still manage to provide excellent value for money. Here are the Runners-Up:
Realme C3
Redmi 9 Prime
Realme C11
Micromax In 1B
The award for the Best Budget Smartphone of the year goes to Redmi 9 Prime. Redmi 9 Prime is the only smartphone under Rs.10,000 price, that provides FullHD+ Display and an Overall package of Power and Performance.
Best Mid-range Smartphone of the year: Realme Narzo 20 Pro
Under Rs.15,000 Price point is one of the most popular segments in India, where we can get a Good value for money smartphones, but this year we’ve got smartphones with some flagship features in this range, which is just amazing. Here are the Runners-Up:
Poco M2 Pro
Realme 7
Realme Narzo 20 Pro
Redmi Note 9 Pro
The award for the Best Mid-range Smartphone of the year goes to Realme Narzo 20 Pro. I was a bit confused between Realme 7 and Realme Narzo 20 Pro, but I think Realme Narzo 20 Pro takes to win with its 65W SuperDart Charging.
Best Upper Mid-range Smartphone of the year: Moto G 5G
Under Rs.20,000 is a Price point, where we can get Some Innovative smartphones with Recent Flagship features. This year we’ve got a lot of Good Smartphones in this range. Here are the Runners-Up:
Poco X3
Motorola One Fusion+
Samsung Galaxy M31s
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max
Motorola G 5G
The award for the Best Upper Mid-range Smartphone of the year goes to recently launched Motorola G 5G. All of these nominees are just amazing smartphones but Motorola G 5G Stands out from them because of the 5G and Overall Package.
Best Premium Mid-range Smartphone of the year: Oneplus Nord
Between Rs.20,000-30000 Price range, We’ve got some good smartphones this year. Here are the Runners-Up:
Realme X3 SZ
Oneplus Nord
Vivo V20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy M51
Google Pixel 4a
The award for the Best Premium Mid-range Smartphone of the year goes to Oneplus Nord. Of course Google Pixel 4a is there but It’s not for everyone. Oneplus Nord provides an overall great package at its Price.
Best Affordable Flagship Killer: Oneplus 8T
From last few years, We are getting Smartphones with Flagship features at a much lower price, ofcourse there’ll be some compromises. Here are the Runners-Up from this year:
Mi 10t Series
Oneplus 8T
Mi 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
iPhone SE 2020
The award for the Best Affordable Flagship killer goes to Oneplus 8T. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE was also a good package but I think Samsung should’ve provided Qualcomm variant in India. That’s why Oneplus 8T stands out from all of these nominees at least in Android world. For IOS Users, iPhone SE 2020 is there.
Best Gaming Smartphone of the year: Asus ROG Phone 3
We’re not getting a lot of Smartphones dedicated to Gaming, so here are the Runners-Up:
Asus ROG Phone 3
Iqoo 3
The award for the Best Gaming Smartphone of the year goes to Asus ROG Phone 3 Obviously.
Best Innovative Smartphone of the year: LG Wing
2020 wasn’t the year of a lot of Innovative products but still, we got few smartphones with Innovations such as Gimble camera, Improved foldable smartphones. Here are the Runners-Up:
Vivo X50 Pro
LG Wing
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
The award for the Best Innovative Smartphone of the year goes to LG Wing. I Know Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 was also there but I think it was Improved not New Innovation.
Best Compact Smartphone of the year: iPhone 12 mini
We’ve seen a lot of Bulky Smartphones this year, at the same time Few brands have also launched Compact Smartphones. And I think We’re going to see many Small Phones in 2021 from almost every brand. Here are the Runners-Up:
Pixel 4a
iPhone SE 2020
iPhone 12 mini
The award for the Best Compact Smartphone of the year goes to iPhone 12 mini. A lot of people might like the Pixel 4a but I think iPhone 12 mini feels more premium and Beautiful.
Best Foldable Smartphone of the year: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
More and more brands are Introducing their Foldable smartphones or Prototypes and we got Some Actual Good Foldable Smartphones this year. Here are the Runners-Up:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Motorola Razr
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
The award for the Best Compact Smartphone of the year goes to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2. The device was a much-improved version from its predecessor.
Most Hyped Smartphone of the year: Oneplus Nord
Every Smartphone brand tries their best to create Hype for its device but only a few of them might get promoted well. Here are the Runners-Up:
iPhone 12 Series
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Series
Oneplus Nord
The award for the Most Hyped Smartphone of the year goes to Oneplus Nord. the hype created by the brand was just Insane.
Most Underrated Flagship of the year: Oppo Find X2 Pro
Few Smartphones didn’t get a response that it deserved because of the Price, Brand’s Image, Weak marketing or any other reason. Here are the Runners-Up:
Oppo Find X2 Pro
Motorola Edge+
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
The award for the Most Underrated Flagship of the year goes to Oppo Find X2 Pro. Oppo Find X2 Pro was a complete package but I don’t know why it didn’t sell well.
The smartphone of the Year
The Smartphone which has Best of Everything that device should be the Smartphone of the year. Here are the Runners-Up:
Oneplus 8 Pro
Oppo Find X2 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
The award for the Smartphone of the year goes to Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra(Android) and iPhone 12 Pro Max(ios).
Gadget of the Year
There are a lot of Interesting Gadgets launched this year. But Personally, I think Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Mop-P deserve this award.
See You Next Year!