Times of India-Gadgets Now Awards 2023 proves award-winning tech doesn't need a king's ransom

The Times of India-Gadgets Now Awards 2023 ceremony crowned the best gadgets of 2023 with winners in two categories: Jury Award and Popular Choice which is decided by an open voting on the company website. The 4th edition of the awards saw industry experts and bigwigs in the Indian technology space coming together in the heart of Delhi-NCR. OnePlus emerged as a top brand winning awards in a multitude of categories with jury members favouring products that offered “Innovation with Impact” – the theme of this year’s awards, recognising products that deliver exceptional value to Indian consumers.
The jury for the Times of India Gadgets Now Awards 2023 included eminent personalities from the tech industry:
Sanjeev Bikhchandani: Founder & Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge India
Prabhu Ram: Head-Industry Intelligence Group, CyberMedia Research (CMR)

Prasad Sanyal: Business Head, Times of India
Saurabh Srivastava: Former Chairman, NASSCOM
Upasana Joshi: Research Lead, mobile phones, intelligent wearables & smart home, IDC
Manisha Singh: Technology Editor, TOI Online.

The Times of India Gadgets Now Awards 2023 categories
This time, The Times of India Gadgets Now Awards had 15 categories with four products in each category fighting for the crown. Here are the categories:

1. Best Smartphone of the Year
2. Best Camera Smartphone of the Year
3. Best Foldable Smartphone of the Year
4. Best Affordable Premium Smartphone of the Year
5. Best Affordable Smartphone of the Year
6. Best Laptop of the Year
7. Best Gaming Laptop of the Year
8. Best Tablet of the Year
9. Best Premium TV of the Year
10. Best Affordable TV of the Year
11. Best Smartwatch of the Year
12. Best Affordable Smartwatch of the Year
13. Best Audio Device of the Year (TWS Earbuds)
14. Best Affordable Audio Device of the Year (TWS Earbuds)
15. Best Audio Device of the Year (Speaker)
OnePlus clean sweeps Jury Awards
In Jury Awards, OnePlus scored big after winning in six categories out of 15. The OnePlus products, in some cases, competed with offerings from Apple, Samsung and Google, and emerged as winners. Incidentally, in some of those categories, the OnePlus product was not even the most expensive offering – suggesting that a not-so-expensive product can deliver the best user experience.
Other categories in which OnePlus won the Jury Awards were: Best Affordable Smartphone (OnePlus Nord 3); Best Tablet (OnePlus Pad) and Best Affordable Audio Device (OnePlus Nord Buds 2). Here are all the winners of the Jury Awards category.