It's been an excellent year for tech releases, with the arrival of everything from new TV panel developments, to groundbreaking drones, to awesome spatial audio speakers, to a new breed of AI-connected screenless fitness wearable.
It's also been a really difficult year in tech, though, due to the component crisis and rising prices across nearly all products. In the middle of that tension, it only makes sense for us to find out which companies navigated the challenges best by asking the community of tech lovers out there — and so here are the first TechRadar Readers' Choice Awards.
The results are in, so below we've listed the TechRadar Readers' Choice Awards 2026 winners winners in every category, all 100% voted by you!
Phone of the Year
Phone Brand of the Year
Phones Innovation of the Year
Camera of the Year
Camera Brand of the Year
Camera Innovation of the Year
Best camera accessory
Best drone
Computing Brand of the Year
Gaming Device of the Year
Gaming Brand of the Year
Gaming Innovation of the Year
Home Entertainment Brand of the Year
Home Entertainment Innovation of the Year
Best mini-LED TV
Best Wireless Home Theater Speakers
Streaming Service of the Year
Best Streaming Service for Movies
Best Streaming Service for Documentaries
Best Streaming Service for TV Series
Best Free Streaming Service of the Year
Headphones of the Year
Audio Brand of the Year
Audio Innovation of the Year
Health and Fitness Device of the Year
Health & Fitness Brand of the Year
Health and Fitness Innovation of the Year
Home tech
Home Device of the Year
Home Tech Brand of the Year
Home Tech Innovation of the Year
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