Smartprix People’s Choice Awards 2019: Winner Announcement

2019 has been an eventful year in the realm of technology. Over the span of 300 plus days, we have witnessed a treasure trove of tech that leaps the boundaries of imagination and innovation. More importantly, most of the innovation seeped into the affordable and mid-range segments, thus elevating the smartphone experience in general. And here we are at that moment of the year when the time is ripe to pick the best of the best. We just had a retrospective ride on this year’s tech landscape by way of Smartprix People’s Choice Awards 2019.

Thanks to your participation and engagement, the voting turnout was great. We are done with our vote counting and are now ready to announce winners of our Smartprix People’s Choice awards 2019. But before we do that, we would like to thank each one of you for making this a huge success. In the past 10 days of voting exercise, more than four lakh people voted and voiced their opinions. The awards were divided across 19 categories and based on your votes, we have chosen one winner and two runner-ups in each category. Here we go.

(Note: Our nominations did not include products launched after November 25, 2019.)

You may scroll down to the end of this page for details on Giveaway Winners!

Smartprix People’s Choice Awards 2019: Winners

1. Best Affordable Phone (2019) – Vivo U20

1st Runner-up: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

2nd Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy M30s

Nominations:

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
• Vivo U20 
• Samsung Galaxy M30s
• Realme 5s
• Lenovo K10 Note
• Tecno Camon 12 Air 

2. Best Mid-range Phone (2019) – Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

1st Runner-up: Realme XT

2nd Runner-up: Vivo Z1x

Nominations:

• Realme XT
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
• Vivo Z1x
• Samsung Galaxy A50s
• Xiaomi Redmi K20
• Huawei Y9 Prime

3. Best Camera Phone in Budget (2019) – Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

1st Runner-up: Realme XT

2nd Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy M40

Nominations:

• Realme XT
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
• Samsung M40
• Nokia 7.2
• Oppo K3
• Honor 20i

4. Best Gaming Phone in Budget (2019) – Vivo Z1x

1st Runner-up: Redmi Note 8 Pro

2nd Runner-up: Realme XT

Nominations:

• Vivo Z1x
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
• Realme XT
• Oppo K3
• Xiaomi Redmi K20
• Lenovo K10 Note

5. Best Flagship Killer (2019) – Realme X2 Pro

1st Runner-up: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

2nd Runner-up: OnePlus 7T

Nominations:

• Asus 6Z
• Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro
• OnePlus 7T
• Realme X2 Pro
• Honor 20
• Oppo Reno 2

6. Best Camera Phone (2019) – Apple iPhone 11 Pro

1st Runner-up: Huawei P30 Pro

2nd Runner-up: Google Pixel 3A XL

Nominations:

• Google Pixel 3A XL
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
• Apple iPhone 11 Pro
• Huawei P30 Pro
• OnePlus 7T Pro
• Oppo Reno 10X Zoom

7. Best Gaming Phone (2019) – Asus ROG Phone 2

1st Runner-up: Realme X2 Pro

2nd Runner-up: OnePlus 7T

Nominations:

• Asus ROG 2
• Black Shark 2
• OnePlus 7T 
• Nubia Red Magic 3S
• Realme X2 Pro
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

8. Most Innovative Phone of 2019 (Global) – Samsung Galaxy Fold

1st Runner-up: Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

2nd Runner-up: Huawei Mate X

Nominations:

• Moto Razr 
• Galaxy Fold
• Huawei Mate X
• Mi Mix Alpha
• Huawei Mate 30 Pro
• Google Pixel 4 XL

9. Phone of the Year (2019) – Samsung Galaxy Note 10+

1st Runner-up: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

2nd Runner-up: Huawei P30 Pro

Nominations:

• Asus ROG Phone 2
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
• Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
• Huawei P30 Pro,
• OnePlus 7T Pro
• LG G8S ThinQ

10. Best Phone Design of 2019 – Oppo Reno2

1st Runner-up: Asus ROG Phone 2

2nd Runner-up: Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Nominations:

• Apple iPhone 11 Pro
• Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
• Asus ROG Phone 2
• Oppo Reno 2
• Huawei P30 Pro
• OnePlus 7T Pro

11. Most Innovative Android Brand (2019) – Samsung

1st Runner-up: Huawei

2nd Runner-up: Xiaomi

Nominations:

• Samsung
• Huawei
• Google
• Xiaomi
• Oppo
• Vivo

12. Most Disruptive Brand (2019) – Realme

1st Runner-up: Xiaomi

2nd Runner-up: Samsung

Nominations:

• Realme
• Xiaomi
• Samsung
• Asus
• Vivo
• Oppo

13. Best Custom UI on Android Phone (2019) – One UI

1st Runner-up: OxygenOS

2nd Runner-up: MIUI 11

Nominations:

• Oxygen OS
• One UI
• MIUI 11
• EMUI 10
• Zen UI 6.0
• Color OS 7

14. Best Affordable Wearable (2019) – Honor Band 5

1st Runner-up: Xiaomi Mi Band 4

2nd Runner-up: Samsung Galaxy Fit e

Nominations:

• Honor Band 5
• Mi Band 4
• Samsung Galaxy Fit-E
• Amazfit Bip

15. Best Cross-platform Smartwatch (2019) – Huawei Watch GT

1st Runner-up: Samsung Watch Active 2

2nd Runner-up: Huami Amazfit Verge

Nominations:

• Huawei Watch GT
• Samsung Watch Active 2
• Amazfit Verge
• Fitbit Versa

16. Best Premium TV (2019) – Sony A9G

1st Runner-up: LG C9 OLED

2nd Runner-up: Samsung Q55

Nominations:

• LG C9 OLED
• Sony A9G
• Samsung Q55
• OnePlus Q1 Pro

17. Best Affordable TV (2019) – Xiaomi Mi LED Smart TV 4X

1st Runner-up: Samsung Series-6 4K Smart TV (NU6100)

2nd Runner-up: LG 55UM7300PTA

Nominations:

• Mi LED Smart TV 4X
• Samsung Series-6 4K Smart TV (NU6100)
• LG 55UM7300PTA
• TCL 55P8E 55
• MOTO 50SAUHDM
• Vu Pixelight 55 QDV

18. Best Gaming Laptop (2019) – Asus ROG Strix Scar 3

1st Runner-up: Dell Alienware Area 51m

2nd Runner-up: HP OMEN X 2S

Nominations:

• Asus ROG Strix Scar III
• Dell Alienware Area 51m
• HP OMEN X 2S
• MSI GT76 Titan

19. Best Portable Laptop (2019) – HP Elite Dragonfly

1st Runner-up: Apple Macbook Air 2019

2nd Runner-up: Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1

Nominations:

• Apple Macbook Air (2019)
• ASUS ZenBook 14
• HP Elite Dragonfly
• Dell XPS 13
• Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1
• LG Gram 2019

Watchout for our social media spaces for giveaway winner announcement!

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