As MWC concluded this week, recipients of the GLOMO (Global Mobile Awards) include Apple, TCL and Motorola. Each year, awards are presented across several different categories, including Mobile Technologies, Digital Everything, Devices, Tech4Good and Government Leadership. We look at the recipients of this year’s awards in the “Unity” category.
The award for “best smartphone” was awarded to the Apple iPhone 14 Pro. Other entries considered for the award include the Google Pixel 7 Pro, Nothing Phone (1), Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4.
Here’s what the site says about the price:
The Best Smartphone award combines exceptional performance, innovation and leadership as determined by evaluating smartphones on the market from January 2022 to December 2022 by the world’s leading independent analysts, journalists and influencers.
For “Disruptive Device Innovation”, Apple wins again with its Emergency SOS via Satellite. Apple’s iPhone 14 launch event showed the world that satellites could be used to communicate in emergencies without requiring any special hardware.
Apple Emergency SOS via satellite demo
Soon after, T-Mobile announced its partnership with SpaceX to fill in dead zones in the US that would be possible with legacy devices, and MediaTek announced that its future chipsets would support satellite data connections. Other devices considered for the price include Google’s Tensor 2 chip, Qualcomm Snapdragon and Sony’s IMX989 camera sensor.
In terms of satellite communications, this next award was also issued to a satellite-related device. The “Best in Show” award goes to the Motorola Defy Satellite Link by Bullit. Powered by MediaTek silicon, the device uses Bluetooth to connect with a smartphone and can send SMS messages anywhere you have a clear view of the sky.
Other devices considered here include Honor Magic Vs, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Oppo Find N2 Flip. In this category, “The award will be judged based on the best-of-the-best products at the show and will be assessed by a select group of judges physically at the show. The award will be presented directly at the winning organization’s booth and will take place separately in connection with the main GLOMO award ceremony.”
Check out the source link to see all the other GLOMO award winners and runners-up.
