BGR's Best Of Tech Awards 2026
BGR has released its inaugural 'Best of Tech' awards for 2026, highlighting top-performing consumer electronics across various categories. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra was selected as the best premium smartphone, edging out the iPhone 17 Pro.
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Tech awards influence consumer purchasing behavior and set industry benchmarks for quality and innovation in the electronics market.
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As we approach the final stretch of 2026, it's inevitable that we start thinking about the electronics that defined the year. While the continued spread of AI -– and the explosive rise of memory prices that resulted -– dominated headlines, the year was still loaded with interesting, noteworthy releases, from powerful smartphones and laptops to unique smart home devices. We covered many of them exhaustively throughout 2026, and for BGR's first annual Best of Tech awards, we put our heads together to identify the top new releases across more than two dozen categories.
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