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Six weeks with each device, on the bench and off it. No sponsored verdicts, no rewritten press releases — just what we found when we lived with the gear.
Xiaomi 17T
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Honor 600 Pro
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Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy A57
New Samsung smartphone — verified specs from GSMArena.
vivo X300 Ultra
New vivo smartphone — verified specs from GSMArena.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
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Nintendo Switch OLED
The 7-inch OLED panel makes handheld worth it.
Beats Studio Pro
Apple chip, USB-C, and finally lossless.
By use case · Curated
Best for your life.
Editor-picked top-rated gear for how you actually use it.
Light, durable, long battery — gear that disappears in your bag.
High refresh rate, low input lag — gear built to win.
Color-accurate, fast pipelines, pro-grade audio — your studio essentials.
Budget-savvy, all-day battery, ready for class & study sessions.
Comfort, focus, video-call quality — the daily driver kit.
Best Of · Evergreen Guides
The shortlist.
Six picks you can buy with confidence.
Year-round category winners — re-tested every season, written by editors who actually use the gear.
Best Headphones for the Office
Quietest noise-cancellation we measured all year, with calls that sound like a studio mic.
Best Laptop for Video Editing
Eight 4K streams in editing without a fan spin and a screen that finally beats the iMac.
Best Phone You Can Buy Today
Flagship-grade computational photography in a body that justifies every dollar.
Best Gaming TV under $2000
144 Hz, sub-ms response, four HDMI 2.1 ports — cleanest motion handling on an OLED to date.
Best Smartwatch for Runners
Three-week battery, dual-band GPS that locks under tree cover, best training plan we tested.
Best Tablet for Note-Taking
The screen that finally feels like paper, with battery for an entire conference day.
Top of 2026 · The Cover Set
Three winners we'd
put on the cover.
Our highest-rated picks across listening, working, and pocket-sized — the gear we'd buy first.
PHONE OF THE YEAR
9.4
PIXLRUN
PHONE OF THE YEAR
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LAPTOP OF THE YEAR
9.5
PIXLRUN
LAPTOP OF THE YEAR
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AUDIO OF THE YEAR
9.4
PIXLRUN
AUDIO OF THE YEAR
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TV OF THE YEAR
9.4
PIXLRUN
TV OF THE YEAR
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CAMERA OF THE YEAR
9.4
PIXLRUN
CAMERA OF THE YEAR
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WEARABLE OF THE YEAR
9.4
PIXLRUN
WEARABLE OF THE YEAR
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