Meet the TechRadar Product of the Year 2026 winners

(Image credit: Future) Though 2026 has been a tumultuous time for technology when it comes to price hikes and shortages, the tech that's reached us has been excellent — in fact, it's been a banner year in most areas, just with some downsides for your wallet.We've already crowned the best tech of the year as chosen by you in our TechRadar Readers' Choice Awards 2026 — but this is where we let our experts have their say.Our writers and editors chose their favorite products in nearly 100 categories, ranging across all the kinds of products we review. In some cases, we agree with the readers; in lots of cases, we don't. So read on to see which gadgets we rate as being the most impressive of the last 12 months.Phones & tabletsPhone of the YearPhone Brand of the YearPhones Innovation of the YearBest Value PhoneBest Mid-Range PhoneBest Folding PhoneBest Flip PhoneBest Camera PhoneBest Gaming PhoneBest AI PhoneBest Phone AccessoryBest TabletBest eReaderCameras & dronesCamera of the YearBrand of the YearCamera Innovation of the Year Best Beginner CameraBest Mid-range cameraBest Professional CameraBest Compact and Instant CameraBest Action and Vlogging CameraBest Camera LensBest Camera AccessoryBest DroneComputingLaptop of the YearComputing Brand of the YearBest Computing InnovationBest Value LaptopBest AI LaptopBest Gaming LaptopBest PC Gaming HandheldBest Gaming KeyboardBest Gaming MouseBest Gaming MonitorGamingGaming Device of the YearGaming Brand of the YearGaming Innovation of the YearBest Console AccessoryBest Gaming ServiceBest Gaming Controller Best Gaming HeadsetBest Gaming ChairTV & home theaterTV of the YearHome Entertainment Brand of the Year Home Entertainment Innovation of the Year Best Gaming TV Best TV for Sound Best OLED TV Best Mini-LED TV Best Value TV Best ProjectorBest SoundbarBest Wireless Home Theater SpeakersStreamingStreaming Service of the YearBest for MoviesBest for DocumentariesBest for TV ShowsBest Free Streaming ServiceAudioHeadphones of the YearAudio Brand of the YearAudio Innovation of the YearBest Wireless HeadphonesBest Wireless Earbuds Best Open EarbudsBest Value HeadphonesBest Value EarbudsBest Value Open EarbudsBest Wired Headphones Best Wired Earbuds Best Bluetooth SpeakerBest Wireless SpeakerBest Portable Audio PlayerBest TurntableBest DACBest Stereo SpeakersHealth & Fitness techHealth & Fitness Device of the yearHealth & Fitness Brand of the YearHealth & Fitness Innovation of the YearBest SmartwatchBest Running WatchBest Fitness TrackerBest Smart RingBest Electric ToothbrushBest Connected Fitness TechHome techHome Device of the YearHome Tech Brand of the YearHome Tech Innovation of the YearBest Home Light TechBest Home Security DeviceBest Robot VacuumBest VacuumBest Air FryerBest Coffee MachineBest Value Coffee MachineBest Fan Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. The TechRadar hive mind. The Megazord. The Voltron. When our powers combine, we become 'TECHRADAR STAFF'. You'll usually see this author name when the entire team has collaborated on a project or an article, whether that's a run-down ranking of our favorite Marvel films, or a round-up of all the coolest things we've collectively seen at annual tech shows like CES and MWC. We are one.