About the Awards
The TechRadar Choice Awards 2021 will award products and brands that have been deemed the best in their field as voted for by our TechRadar consumers and / or our judging panel. How the winners are selected varies by award category; please see details below and in the appendix.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the TechRadar Choice Awards 2021 - products need to be on sale between June 2020 and June 2021. Excluding the Console of the Year category, which needs to be on sale between June 2020 and August 2021.
Categories
The confirmed categories are listed in appendix (a.) Future reserves the right to remove a category at any time.
Nominations
The public can nominate brands to be included for consideration to be a finalist for the TechRadar Choice Awards. Nominations will open at 9am on 13th July and close at 6pm on 30th July. Nominations will be accepted via our TechRadar Choice Awards website www.techradarchoiceawards.com. To nominate you will simply need to select the category and insert the brand and product name. There is no limit on the number of nominations. The full list of categories open to public nominations are in appendix (b)
Judging Panel
Our judging panel will review all the nominations after the close date of 30th July.
For each category the judging panel will create a list of finalists - there will be a maximum of 20 finalists per category.
Winner Selection - Judging Finalists - Categories 100% Judges Panel
The winner of a category is entirely based on the judging panel. The judges will review the finalists to determine their scoring. The finalist with the highest score will be the winner. The judges decision is final. Full list of winners selected by 100% judging panel appendix (d)
Winner Selection - Consumer (public) Votes - Categories 100% Consumer Votes
All consumer votes will be collected and recorded. The finalist with the highest public votes will be the winner. Full list of winners selected by 100% consumer votes appendix (c)
Winner Selection - Categories 50/50 Consumer votes and Judging Panel
The winner of a category is equally based on the judges scores and the consumer votes. The judges will review the finalists to determine their ranking of the finalist (top 10 will be scored 1 - 10 (first to last place). The consumer voting will be tallied and then ranked as per the judges and scored 1-10 (first to last place). The finalist with the lowest combined score will be the winner. The judges decision is final. Full list of winners selected by 50/50 consumer votes and judging panel appendix (e)
Winners Logo
All TechRadar Choice Awards logos remain the intellectual property of Future PLC. Should a brand wish to use the award logo in their marketing, there will be the opportunity to licence the TechRadar Choice Awards Winners logo. For rates or enquiries please contact endorsements@futurenet.com
Key Dates
13th July - 30th July 2021 - Consumers will have the opportunity to nominate products / brands in certain categories (please see appendix for details).
1st September 2021 - Finalists in each category revealed
1st September - 21st September - Voting open for consumers (public) to vote for their winner in as many categories as they wish.
11th - 15th October - Awards week. A certain number of winners will be announced each day via the TechRadar brand.
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Appendix
Full list of all categories:
1 - Consumer Choice Network of the Year
2 - Best Broadband Provider
3 - Best Fibre Broadband
4 - Best High Street Retailer
5 - Best Online Retailer
6 - Phone of the Year
7 - Laptop of the Year
8 - Health and Fitness Device of the Year
9 - Home Device of the Year
10 - TV of the YEar
11 - Console of the Year
12 - Streaming provider of the Year
13 - Headphones of the Year
14 - Camera of the Year
15 - TechRadar Deal of the Year
16 - One To Watch
17 - TechRadar Brand of the Year
18 - Best Value Phone (> £200)
19 - Best Mid-Range Phone (£200-£500)
20 - Best Camera Phone
21 - Best Gaming Phone
22 - Best Smartwatch
23 - Best Tablet
24 - Best Budget Laptop
25 - Best Laptop for Creatives
26 - Best Laptop for Gamers
27 - Best GPU
28 - Best Running Watch
29 - Best Fitness Tracker
30 - Best Electric Toothbrush
31 - Best Smart Scales
32 - Best Electric Bike
33 - Best Electric Scooter
34 - Best Smart Speaker
35 - Best Smart Display
36 - Best Vacuum
37 - Best AirFryer
38 - Best Coffee Machine
39 - Best Video Doorbell
40 - Best TV for Gamers
41 - Best TV for Films
42 - Best 8K TV
43 - Best OLED TV
44 - Best Smart TV Platform
45 - Best Projector
46 - Game of the Year
47 - Best Gaming Service
48 - Best VR Game
49 - Best Gaming Accessory
50 - Best Mobile Game
51 - Best for Films
52 - Best for Documentaries
53 - Best for TV
54 - Best Streaming Device
55 - Best Wireless Headphones
56 - Best In-ear Headphones
57 - Best Bluetooth speaker
58 - Best Beginner Camera
59 - Best Professional Camera
60 - Best Action Camera
61 - Best Instant Camera
62 - Best Drone
63 - Best Triple-play provider
64 - Best Quad-play provider
(Correct as of 13th July 2021)
b) Nominations accepted in the following categories
1 - Consumer Choice Network of the Year
2 - Best Broadband Provider
3 - Best Fibre Broadband
4 - Best High Street Retailer
5 - Best Online Retailer
6 - Best Value Phone (> £200)
7 - Best Mid-Range Phone (£200-£500)
8 - Best Camera Phone
9 - Best Gaming Phone
10 - Best Smartwatch
11 - Best Tablet
12 - Best Budget Laptop
13 - Best Laptop for Creatives
14 - Best Laptop for Gamers
15 - Best GPU
16 - Best Running Watch
17 - Best Fitness Tracker
18 - Best Electric Toothbrush
19 - Best Smart Scales
20 - Best Electric Bike
21 - Best Electric Scooter
22 - Best Smart Speaker
23 - Best Smart Display
24 - Best Vacuum
25 - Best AirFryer
26 - Best Coffee Machine
27 - Best Video Doorbell
28 - Best TV for Gamers
29 - Best TV for Films
30 - Best 8K TV
31 - Best OLED TV
32 - Best Smart TV Platform
33 - Best Projector
34 - Game of the Year
35 - Best Gaming Service
36 - Best VR Game
37 - Best Gaming Accessory
38 - Best Mobile Game
39 - Best for Films
40 - Best for Documentaries
41 - Best for TV
42 - Best Streaming Device
43 - Best Wireless Headphones
44 - Best In-ear Headphones
45 - Best Bluetooth speaker
46 - Best Beginner Camera
47 - Best Professional Camera
48 - Best Action Camera
49 - Best Instant Camera
50 - Best Drone
51 - Best Triple-play provider
52 - Best Quad-play provider
53 - Phone of the Year
54 - Laptop of the Year
55 - Health and Fitness Device of the Year
56 - Home Device of the Year
57 - TV of the Year
58 - Console of the Year
7 - Streaming provider of the Year
8 - Headphones of the Year
9 - Camera of the Year
10 - TechRadar Deal of the Year
11 - One To Watch
12 - TechRadar Brand of the Year
c) Categories 100% Consumer Votes
(winner determined solely by the most consumer votes)
1 - Consumer Choice Network of the Year
2 - Best Broadband Provider
3 - Best Fibre Broadband
4 - Best High Street Retailer
5 - Best Online Retailer
d) Categories 100% Judges Panel
(winner determined solely by the judging panel)
6 - Phone of the Year
7 - Laptop of the Year
8 - Health and Fitness Device of the Year
9 - Home Device of the Year
10 - TV of the Year
11 - Console of the Year
12 - Streaming provider of the Year
13 - Headphones of the Year
14 - Camera of the Year
15 - TechRadar Deal of the Year
16 - One To Watch
17 - TechRadar Brand of the Year
e) Categories 50/50 Consumer votes and Judging Panel
18 - Best Value Phone (> £200)
19 - Best Mid-Range Phone (£200-£500)
20 - Best Camera Phone
21 - Best Gaming Phone
22 - Best Smartwatch
23 - Best Tablet
24 - Best Budget Laptop
25 - Best Laptop for Creatives
26 - Best Laptop for Gamers
27 - Best GPU
28 - Best Running Watch
29 - Best Fitness Tracker
30 - Best Electric Toothbrush
31 - Best Smart Scales
32 - Best Electric Bike
33 - Best Electric Scooter
34 - Best Smart Speaker
35 - Best Smart Display
36 - Best Vacuum
37 - Best AirFryer
38 - Best Coffee Machine
39 - Best Video Doorbell
40 - Best TV for Gamers
41 - Best TV for Films
42 - Best 8K TV
43 - Best OLED TV
44 - Best Smart TV Platform
45 - Best Projector
46 - Game of the Year
47 - Best Gaming Service
48 - Best VR Game
49 - Best Gaming Accessory
50 - Best Mobile Game
51 - Best for Films
52 - Best for Documentaries
53 - Best for TV
54 - Best Streaming Device
55 - Best Wireless Headphones
56 - Best In-ear Headphones
57 - Best Bluetooth speaker
58 - Best Beginner Camera
59 - Best Professional Camera
60 - Best Action Camera
61 - Best Instant Camera
62 - Best Drone
63 - Best Triple-play provider
64 - Best Quad-play provider
