2017 has been a year of many surprises, firsts, and game-changing products that have set the bar high for those that would follow. It makes us so excited about what’s in store for us in the coming years.
And what better way to close this year than by giving due recognition to products that have greatly impacted the Filipino consumers. These are creations which exhibit innovation in design, features, performance, and best of all, value for money.
It’s also a time that we recognize brands and organizations who have exerted a tremendous amount of effort to make these concepts a reality. A group of great minds who collaborate to come up with these brilliant ideas and ultimately create these iconic products and brands.
As such, we present to you the Nominees for the Gadget Pilipinas Tech Newsmakers 2017 Awards.
Gadget Accessory of the Year
- Tronsmart Edge 10000
- Samsung Gear VR with Controller
- ASUS ROG Gladius II Gaming Mouse
- ASUS ROG GT-AC5300
- Roku-powered Tvolution
Game of the Year:
- PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds (PC)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- NBA 2K18
Budget Smartphone of the Year
- Cherry Mobile Flare S6
- Cloudfone Excite Prime 2
- Starmobile Up Prime
- Samsung Galaxy J3
- Huawei Y5 (2017)
Low Mid Range Smartphone of the Year
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Core
- OPPO A71
- VIVO Y55s
- Huawei GR3 (2017)
- Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Selfie
- ASUS Zenfone 4 Max
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X
High Mid Range Smartphone of the Year
- OPPO F5
- Huawei Nova 2i
- VIVO V7+
- Samsung J7 Pro
- ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie
- Xiaomi Mi A1
Flagship Smartphone of the Year
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- ASUS Zenfone 4
- Apple iPhone X
- Huawei Mate 10
- Nokia 8
Smartphone of the Year
- OPPO F5
- VIVO V7+
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Apple iPhone X
- Huawei Nova 2i
Gaming Laptop of the Year
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 VI 1080 Max-Q Design
- Acer Predator Triton 700
- MSI GT75VR
- ASUS ROG GL503 Strix Scar Edition
Consumers’ Choice Award
- OPPO F5
- VIVO V7+
- Huawei Nova 2i
- Cherry Mobile Flare S6
- Nokia 8
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Local Tech Brand of the Year
- Cherry Mobile
- MyPhone
- Cloudfone
- Starmobile
Tech Newsmaker Company of the Year
- VIVO
- OPPO
- ASUS
- Cloudfone
- Cherry Mobile
- Samsung
- Voyager Innovations
- Huawei Mobile
MINOR AWARDS
- Best Social Media Activation
- Best Headphones
- Best Mouse
- Best Monitor
- Best Graphics Card
- Best Campaign
- Best Design (Smartphone)
- Best Keynote/Presentation
Of course, the winners will be decided by you, our readers who have supported us every step of the way.
A voting process will be conducted from December 9, 2:00PM to December 15, 2017, 11:59PM. To cast a vote, all you have to do is fire up your Facebook Messenger app, search for Gadget Pilipinas, and then follow the corresponding instructions. Complete your votes and become the winner of our midrange smartphone raffle to be announced on December 16!
The list of nominees will also be broadcasted to all 79 Aircast locations nationwide, including The Yard, David’s Salon branches, The Hive, Trinity University, Village Eats, Anytime Fitness and Cafe Bonjour.
The winners will be announced and awarded at a special gathering on December 20, 2017, which will also be streamed live on our Facebook Page.
So what are you waiting for? Vote now and be part of this momentous event!
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
