Hi-Tech Mail.Ru readers have chosen the best gadgets of 2024
By ForGeeks January 15, 2025. Hi-Tech Mail (VK project) summarized the results of the annual Best Gadget 2024 award. The portal’s readers chose the most memorable devices and technologies of the past year.
The list of nominees included more than 250 devices and projects in 5 categories: Smartphones, Gadgets, TVs, Computers and Technology and Games. Voting took place from November 26, 2024 to January 14, 2024. In total, participants left more than 330,000 votes.
A total of more than 330,000 votes were cast.
Smartphones
The top award among smartphones for “Flagship of the Year” went to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Second place went to the iPhone 16 Pro Max with a minimal gap. Bronze — went to the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra.
Winners in other categories:
●●● Innovation of the Year — Huawei Mate XT Ultimate (triple folding smartphone);
●●● Best affordable flagship — Xiaomi 14T Pro;
●●● Best Gaming Smartphone — iPhone 16 Pro Max;
●●● Best Camera Phone — Huawei Pura 70 Ultra;
●●● Best foldable smartphone — Huawei Mate XT Ultimate;
●● Best affordable smartphone — Redmi Note 13.
Gadgets
The best smart watch, according to Hi-Tech Mail readers, was the Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro. The best portable gaming console — ASUS ROG Ally X.
Winners in other categories:
●●● Best Protected Watch — Huawei Watch Ultimate (2024);
●●● Best smart bracelet — Xiaomi Smart Band 9;
●●● Best Wireless Headphones — Apple AirPods 4 (ANC);
●●● Best robot vacuum cleaner — Dreame X40 Ultra Complete.
Computers
The Flagship of the Year award in this category went to Huawei’s thinnest and lightest ultrabook, the Huawei MateBook X Pro Ultra (2024). Second place went to the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024), and third place went to the — Honor MagicBook Pro 16.—
Winners in other categories:
●●● Best Gaming Laptop — MSI Titan 18 HX A14V;
●●● Best budget laptop — Huawei MateBook D 14 (2024);
●●● Best Ultrabook — Apple MacBook Air 15 M3;
●●● Best Tablet — Apple iPad Pro M4.
Games & Technology
The top game of 2024, according to Hi-Tech Mail readers, was Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which beat out Black Myth: Wukong and Silent Hill 2. And Ilon Musk was the top trendsetter, thanks to Neuralink chips.
Winners in other categories:
●●● Best Neural Network for Drawing — Masterpiece (Yandex);
●●● Best neural network for text generation — ChatGPT;
●●● Bummer of the Year — Hamster Kombat listing.
TVs
The Samsung Neo QLED 8K QN900D took the gold in the Flagship of the Year category. Second place went to the LG OLED G4 with a minimal gap.
Winners in other categories:
●● Best Russian-brand TV — Yandex TV Station Basics;
●●● Best design — Samsung Transparent MicroLED;
●●● Best budget TV — Xiaomi TV A 55 2025. TVs Yandex TV station Basik with Alice and Sber with Salute took the second and third places respectively.
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