After a year of absence due to the pandemic, the Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at the Mobile World Congress are back. Samsung’s Galaxy S21 was voted the best smartphone of the past year by the jury who had this to say;
“The best Android smartphone Samsung has ever made with a great range of features, stunning AMOLED display, best-in-class cameras, and more – this phone delivers across the board and is a worthy winner of Best Smartphones in 2021.”
It was a nice year for Samsung as they also had the Galaxy S20 FE among the shortlist of nominees for 2021, which also included the iPhone 12 Pro Max, the OnePlus 9 Pro, and the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra.
The jury focused on some key considerations selecting the winner including:
- Physical design and innovation
- Device performance and form factors
- Genuine innovation deployed e.g. in form factor, technology, features
- Product usefulness in terms of functionality and features
- Price point and perceived value for money
- Commercial success in global territories
- User experience, quality & reliability
- Environmental and sustainability credentials
- On-going commitment on support e.g. software upgrades
Samsung wasn’t the only happy bunch as ARM also earned the Disruptive Device Innovation award for mobile device processor development beating Apple for UWB, OPPO for its efforts in fast charging and Rollable display technology by LG, BOE, OPPO, and others.
Last but not least, the Vodafone Curve was awarded as the Best Connected Consumer device, it’s a GPS-enabled tracking tag. It won over Huawei’s VR Glass Headset and Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro.
Next; Google and India’s Jio collaborate on an “ultra-affordable smartphone”, the JioPhone Next
Alfred Gitonga is a passionate tech news writer with a deep interest in smartphones and related technologies. He is a staff writer at Mobitrends.co.ke.
