NDTV Gadgets360 Awards 2026 Winners: Check out the Categories and Winners of India’s Most Trusted Award Show

In history, New Delhi was the perfect stage for India’s biggest and most celebrated tech event; The NDTV Gadgets 360 Awards 2026 went down in history as “the largest and best-known tech festival of all time”. And this year we grew bigger than ever did,’ s said. The GA Awards 2026 showcasing the best in consumer technology with 40 categories, 200+ nominations and a star-studded evening of industry experts and veterans. The incident was a turning point for us as we celebrated our 11-year journey of tech excellence and became India’s No. 1 tech magazine for four months in a row. All eyes were on the winner of India’s most coveted awards, with all excitement and nervousness at the event being held. All of us thank our jury members and our dear readers for selecting the winners in a way that was not biased. So with that being said, let’s look at the Winners of the GA Awards 2026.

NDTV Gadgets360 Awards Winners for Mobiles

Let’s take a closer look at the GA Awards 2026 winners for the mobile categories:

Best Smartphone Under Rs 15,000 Winner: Redmi 15

Gadgets360 Awards 2026 The best smartphone under Rs. 15 was the Redmi 15 – winning in the race for the award of the highest scorer, which is currently available at around 2nd lakh (R) A category of 15,000 is . The Redmi 15 impressed our jury and users online with its good performance, decent design and long-lasting battery life.

Best Smartphone Under Rs 25,000 [Mid-Range] Winner: Motorola Edge 60 Fusion

The Motorola Edge 60 Fusion received the Best Smartphone Under Rs. Ga Award 20,000 at the GA Awards 2026. The smartphone is a perfect combination of vibrant display, high-end design and clean software experience.

Best Smartphone Under Rs 35,000 [Mainstream] Winner: Nothing Phone 3a Pro

This category was won by Nothing Phone 3a Pro. A new phone 3a Pro introduced the iconic Glyph Interface to a wider audience, without losing specs on specs.

Best Smartphone Under Rs 50,000 [Mid-Premium] Winner: OnePlus 15R

Best Smartphone Under Rs. OnePlus 15R won the Best smartphone under Rs, which was also win by XP? FAMILY 50,000 at the GA Awards 2026 event. The smartphone sparked the idea that you don’t have to spend a fortune to get branded experience with flagship-level performance, an impressive display, high-quality cameras and more.

Best Gaming Smartphone [Mainstream] Winner: Infinix GT 30 Pro

The mainstream segment of mobile gaming was largely made more accessible to infinix GT 30 Pro, as it became available for the use of smartphone gaming. That win is an indication of Infinix’s growing ambition in the competitive gaming smartphone market.

Best Gaming Smartphone [Overall] Winner: iQOO 15

As the company iQOO 15 won the Best Gaming Smartphone [Overall] at the GA Awards 2026, it continued to dominate the premium mobile gaming market. The premium design, new hardware and flagship-quality gaming features as well as more makes a favorite device for mobile gamers who don’t want to compromise on their own.

Best Camera Smartphone [Mainstream] Winner: Oppo F31 Pro+

Oppo F31 Pro+ was the most successful camera smartphone in the mainstream category, winning the best camera smartphones award. It was a smartphone that provided professional-level photography to everyday users in the mainstream segment with its flexible camera system, which also included Oppo’s AI-powered imaging software.

Best Camera Smartphone [Overall] Winner: Vivo X300 Pro

Gadgets360 Awards 2026 The Vivo X300 Pro won the best camera smartphone overall category, winning in this year’s Best Camera Smartphone. It was the best camera smartphone of 2025, all thanks to Zeiss-tuned optic and a new telephoto converter kit that really made it the top choice for cameras smartphones of up until now (Vivo’s latest flagship) in terms of its technology.

Best Foldable/ Flip Smartphone Winner: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 wins the Best foldable/flip smartphone of 2026. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 was once again reaffirmed its position as leader in the foldable category, with an improved performance and slimmer design than it had been before by its predecessor, more refined experience.

Best Smartphone Under Rs 1 Lakh [Premium] Winner: Motorola Signature

Motorola Signature was the best smartphone under Rs. GA Awards 2026 1 lakh category. The phone also featured a low-budget, high-end materials and clean user interface (top cameras) as well as flagships and more that helped it define itself in this segment.

NDTV Gadgets360 Awards Nominations for Laptops

Now, let’s head towards the winners of the GA Awards 2026 in the laptop category.

Best Gaming Laptop: Winner: Asus ROG Strix Scar 16

The best gaming laptop for 2025 is the Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 (as of today’s day-to-day edition), which was recommended as being the best game laptop. The gaming laptop provided the best gaming performance, aggressive thermal management, high-refresh-rate display and more to ‘highly enhance whole gaming experience’.

Best Premium Laptop: Winner: Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro

In the GA Awards 2026, Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro was crowned as the winner for Best Premium Laptop. As a joy to carry and work on, the new laptop from Samsung has ‘an AMOLED display with slick featherlight chassis and impressive battery life’.

Best 2-In-1 Laptop Winner: HP Omnibook X Flip 14

A G Awards 2026 ceremony named Best 2-in-1 Laptop was held for the HP OmniBook X Flip 14, which won the title of Best 4-in-1 Laptop. A. laptop is one of the most intelligent 2-in-1s in the market, and it has been described as “the best laptop that can do heavy lifting and become a tablet for creative purposes”.

NDTV Gadgets360 Awards Winner for Tablet

Best Tablet [Mainstream] Winner: Xiaomi Pad 7

In the mainstream category, Xiaomi Pad 7 won Best tablet for best. Brand’s tablet was a great value for money, with an efficient performance, hefty nano-texture display and support for various accessories.

NDTV Gadgets360 Awards Nominations for Smartwatch, TWS, and Audio Categories

Here are the winners for smartwatch, TWS, and Audio categories:

Best Smartwatch Winner: Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic

Best Smartwatch At the awards, The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic won the category of BestSmartwatch. Samsung’s new smartwatch has one of the most advanced health-tracking features, as well as a premium design with its iconic rotating bezels.

Best AI Integration By A Smartphone Brand Winner: Nothing

The Gadgets360 Awards 2026 awarded Best AI Integration By A Smartphone Brand to Nothing. Brand vowed to use AI that is not only useful for the consumers but also makes it powerful.

Best AI Integration By A Laptop Brand Winner: Lenovo

The GA Awards 2026 were won by Lenovo for Best AI Integration by a Laptop Brand. It also added a new bar for what smart computing should look like with the brand’s AI integration across its laptop lineup.

Best TWS [Overall] Winner: JBL Tour Pro 3

The JBL Tour Pro 3 has been crowned the Best Truly Wireless Earbuds this time round. The new earbuds brought innovation to this category with their innovative smart charging case doubled as a standalone display for notifications and controls. The JBL delivered a high-end, full-time package that’s hard to beat.

Best Speaker [Mainstream] Winner: Sony Ult Field 5

Stunning Sony’s legendary audio expertise was brought to the mainstream portable speaker segment with impressive results by the Sony Ult Field 5. It was a crowd favourite for indoor and outdoor use, with its deep bass output, clear highs and rugged weather-resistant build.

Best Headphones [Overall] Winner: Nothing Headphone 1

A. Gadgets360 Awards 2026 award for Beest Headphones [Overall] was awarded to Nothing Head phone 1 as the winner of the Gaddget’s 360 Awards 2006, which is also known in Europe and Japan (along with its own name). This is a direct effect of Nothing’s first over-ear headphone, which combined the brand’t signature transparent design language with truly impressive audio performance.

NDTV Gadgets360 Awards Winners for Users’ Choice Categories

| Category | Winner |
| — | — |
| Best Disruptor Smartphone Brand | Motorola |
| Best Disruptor Laptop Brand | Lenovo |
| Best Kitchen Appliance Brand | Philips |
| Best Washing Machine Brand | Haier |
| Best Refrigerator Brand | Samsung |
| Best Air Conditioner Brand | Haier |
| Game of the Year | Ghost of Yotei |
| Best Network Coverage | Airtel |
| Best Smart Security Solution Brand | CP Plus |
| Best Smart TV [55-Inch] | Xiaomi X Pro QLED |
| Best Smart TV [65-Inch and Above] | Sony Bravia 8 II |
| Best Smart Ring Brand | Gabit |
| Best TWS [Mainstream] | Boat Nirvana Zenith Pro |
| Best Printer Brand | HP |
| Best Projector Brand | Lumio |
| Best Compact Phone | Oppo Find X9 |
| Best Air Purifier Brand | Dyson |
| Best Mainstream Smartphone SoC | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Best Flagship Smartphone SoC | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Best Smartphone [Overall] | Google Pixel 10 Pro XL |

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