Trusted Reviews Awards 2026: All the nominated products

The Trusted Reviews Awards are back for 2026, and we can finally reveal the shortlist for the top prizes.

Our mission is to provide our readers with the best possible product reviews. We review thousands of products across multiple categories every year with this in mind. From fridges to phones, ovens to gaming handhelds, we pride ourselves on our in-depth testing and original reporting.

The Trusted Reviews Awards is where we celebrate the very best tech reviewed by our experts. Categories for 2026 include Computing, TV & Audio, Mobile, Homes and Cameras. We’re also handing out a special Sustainability Award with eBay.

While the winners will be announced at our ceremony on October 1st, our shortlisted products have now been announced, and they can be viewed below.

Best Monitor

• Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 G60SF
• Dell UltraSharp 32 4K QD-OLED Monitor U3226Q
• LG UltraGear GX9 45GX950A-B
• Samsung ViewFinity 40S85TH
• BenQ MA320UP

Best Mouse

• Razer Viper V4 Pro
• SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2
• Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
• Sony Inzone Mouse-A
• Logitech MX Master 4

Best Headset

• SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni
• Sony Inzone H6 Air
• Astro A20X Lightspeed Wireless
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite
• Logitech G325 Lightspeed

Best Gaming Handheld

• MSI Claw A8
• Asus ROG Xbox Ally
• Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS
• Asus ROG Xbox Ally X
• Lenovo Legion Go 2

Best Keyboard

• Ducky OK-M-98
• Gravastar Mercury V60 Pro
• Sony Inzone KBD-H75

Best VPN

• Proton VPN
• NordVPN
• ExpressVPN
• Mullvad
• Windscribe

Best Gaming Laptop

• MSI Stealth A18 AI+
• Acer Nitro 16 AI
• Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate
• Acer Predator Helios 18 AI
• Acer Predator Triton 15 AI

Best Student Laptop

• Apple MacBook Neo
• Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11
• Acer Swift Go 14 AI
• Acer Swift Edge 14 AI
• Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514

Best Laptop

• Asus ProArt P16
• Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Pro
• Apple MacBook Air M5
• Acer TravelMate P6 14 AI
• Asus ExpertBook Ultra

Best Gaming Monitor

• Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 G60SF
• LG UltraGear GX9 45GX950A-B
• AOC Agon Pro AGP277QKDC
• BenQ Mobiuz EX271UZ
• Philips Evnia 27M2N5901A

Best Coffee Machine

• Nespresso Vertuo Up
• Ninja Prestige Dualbrew System CFN802UK
• KitchenAid Semi Automatic Espresso Machine

Best Bean-to-cup Coffee Machine

• Ninja AutoBarista Pro
• Philips Series 5500 LatteGo Bean to Cup Coffee Machine

Best Air Fryer

• Instant Pot Vortex Compact 5L Air Fryer
• Typhur Sync Air Fryer
• Ninja Crispi Pro

Best Power Station

• EcoFlow Delta 3 Max Plus
• BLUETTI Pioneer Na Portable Power Station (Sodium-ion)
• DJI Power 1000 Mini

Best Hob

• KM 8885-2 FL Diamond&Msense
• Hisense Hi8 Induction Hob 60cm HI6443SRWF

Best Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

• Dyson V10 Konical
• Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro IA3241UKT
• Hoover HF6 TurboSense

Best Plug-in Vacuum Cleaner

• Vax LiftOut Multi Pet-Design
• Hoover HL4

Best Hard Floor Cleaner

• Philips OneUp 5000 Series Electric Mop
• Dyson PencilWash
• Dyson Clean+Wash Hygiene

Best Carpet Cleaner

• Vax ONEPWR Compact Cordless Carpet Cleaner
• Shark StainStriker HairPro Pet Stain & Spot Cleaner PX250UKT
• Shark StainForce Cordless Stain-Destroying Spot Cleaner HX100UKT

Best Robot Vacuum

• Eufy Omni S2
• Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal RV3000XEUK
• Roborock Saros S20

Best Smart Doorbell

• Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired)
• Ring Wired Video Doorbell (2nd Gen)
• Ring Battery Video Doorbell 2K Plus

Best Smart Home Product

• Homey Pro 2026
• Flic Duo
• Aqara Valve Controller T1
• Ultion Nuki 2025
• Alexa+

Best Smart Security Camera

• Reolink E331 Smart Security Camera
• TP-Link Tapo C660 Kit
• Arlo Pro 6 2K
• Ring Outdoor Cam Pro

Best Smart Lighting Product

• Govee Floor Lamp 3
• Philips Hue Neon Outdoor Strip Light

Best Oven

• Masterbuilt Gravity 1150
• Samsung Bespoke Compact Oven Series 7 50L NQ5B7993AAK
• Hisense BSA66226ADBGUK

Best Dishwasher

• Haier XF 4A4M4PDA-80
• Samsung Series 6 WaterJet Clean DW60DG760FSLU4
• Hisense Hi9 HS693A90ADBX

Best Large Fridge/Freezer

• Hisense RQ5P640SYSD
• Miele KFN 7934 D
• Liebherr MBsddi 9024 plus BioFresh NoFrost

Best Washing Machine

• Hisense WF5I1245BBR
• Hotpoint HPC 96 Care UK

Best Washer Dryer

• Hisense WD5I1245BBRH
• Siemens WN54C2ATGB

Best Fan

• Duux Whisper 3
• SwitchBot Battery Circulator Fan
• Dreo TurboCool Misting Fan 765S
• Dyson Find+Follow Purifier Cool PC3

Best Grass Trimmer

• Stihl FSA 50 Cordless Grass Trimmer
• Webb Eco WEV20LTB2 Cordless Line Trimmer

Best Lawn Mower

• STIGA Collector 140e Kit
• Karcher LMO 18-36 Cordless Battery Lawn Mower
• Gtech CLM50

Best Robot Lawn Mower

• Mammotion Luba 3 AWD
• Husqvarna AutoMower 430V NERA
• Ecovacs Goat O1200 LiDAR Pro
• Segway Navimow i205 AWD

Best Hedge Trimmer

• Stihl HLA 40 Cordless Long-reach Hedge Trimmer
• VonHaus Cordless Pole Hedge Trimmer 40V Max. Battery 3500231

Best Heater

• Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat TH200UK
• Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool HP1

Best Portable Projector

• JMGO N3 Ultimate
• XGIMI Elfin Flip Laser

Best lifestyle projector

• BenQ GP520
• Optoma UHZ58LV
• XGIMI Horizon 20 Max
• Hisense XR10
• AWOL Vision Aetherion Max

Best Projector

• Sony Bravia Projector 7
• Hisense XR10
• BenQ W2720i

Best affordable TV

• Xiaomi TV F Pro
• Haier H65S90GUF
• Samsung M80H

Best Mini LED TV

• TCL 65C7L
• Sony Bravia 9 II
• Samsung QE75R95H

Best OLED TV

• Samsung S90H
• Samsung S99H
• Sony Bravia 8 II
• LG C6 OLED

Best TV

• Sony Bravia 9 II
• LG C6 OLED
• Samsung S90H
• TCL C7L
• Samsung S99H

Best Amplifier

• Musical Fidelity B1xi
• Lyngdorf TDAI 2210
• MOON 371

Best Soundbar

• Samsung HW-QS90H
• JBL Bar 3000MK2
• Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar
• Sony Theatre Bar 7

Best Stereo Speakers

• Dali Kupid
• Wharfedale Diamond 12.1i
• Ruark Talisman-R
• Bowers & Wilkins 707 Prestige

Best Outdoor Speaker

• JBL Flip 7
• JBL Charge 6
• Marshall Stockwell III
• Moto Sound Flow
• Tribit Stormbox Micro 3
• JBL Go 5

Best Party Speaker

• Marshall Bromley 450
• Ikarao Shell S1
• JBL PartyBox 720

Best Wireless Speaker

• Samsung Music Studio 7
• Denon Home 400
• DALI VEGA
• Bluesound Pulse Flex (2025)
• WiiM Sound
• Marshall Acton IV
• KEF Coda W
• Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker

Best DAC

• iFi Go Link Max
• Topping D900 DAC
• Eversolo DAC-Z10
• Topping DX9 Discrete

Best Music System

• Focal Mu-so Hekla
• Philips The Tina
• Majority Quadriga
• Cambridge Audio Evo One

Best Radio

• Roberts Stream 219
• Pure Elan Mode

Best Sports Headphones

• JLab Go Sport+
• Beats Powerbeats Fit
• JBL Endurance Peak 4

Best Noise Cancelling Headphones

• Apple AirPods Pro 3
• Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless
• Sony WF-1000XM6

Best Wired Headphones

• Meze 99 Classics 2nd Gen
• HEDDphone TWO GT
• Audio Technica ATH-ADX7000

Best Open Earbuds

• Shokz OpenFit Pro
• Shokz OpenDots 2
• Baseus Bowie MC2

Best Wireless Earbuds Under £100

• EarFun Air 4 Pro+
• Oppo Enco Air5
• Final Audio ZE300

Best Wireless Headphones

• Nothing Headphone A
• Sony 1000X The Collexion
• Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless
• Focal Bathys MG
• Sennheiser HDB 630
• Noble FoKus Artemis

Best Wireless Earbuds

• Apple AirPods Pro 3
• Soundcore Sleep A30
• Sony WF-1000XM6
• Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5

Best Headphones

• Sony WF-1000XM6
• Apple AirPods Pro 3
• Soundcore Sleep A30
• Meze 99 Classics 2nd Gen

Best Camera

• Canon EOS R1
• Canon PowerShot V1
• Panasonic Lumix DC-L10
• Nikon Z5II
• Fujifilm X Half

Best Pocket Camera

• DJI Osmo Pocket 4P
• Insta360 Luna Ultra
• DJI Osmo Nano
• Insta360 X6

Best Tablet

• Honor MagicPad 4
• RedMagic Astra 2
• iPad Air M4
• Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra

Best Tablet Under £400

• OnePlus Pad Go 2
• Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
• Poco Pad X1

Best Smart Ring

• Oura Ring 5
• Cudis 002 Sporty Ring
• Pin Pulse

Best Running Watch

• Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
• Huawei Watch GT Runner 2
• Coros Pace 4
• Garmin Forerunner 170 Music

Best Fitness Tracker

• Google Fitbit Air
• Amazfit Active 3 Premium
• Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro
• Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro
• Garmin Cirqa

Best Smartwatch

• Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
• Xiaomi Watch 5
• Huawei Watch Ultimate 2
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 9
• Google Pixel Watch 5

Best Foldable Phone

• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
• Honor Magic V6
• Motorola Razr Fold
• Motorola Razr 70 Ultra

Best Gaming Phone

• RedMagic 11S Pro
• Poco X8 Pro Max
• RedMagic 11 Air
• OnePlus 15

Best Camera Phone

• Oppo Find X9 Ultra
• Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
• Xiaomi 17 Ultra
• Honor Magic 8 Pro
• iPhone 17 Pro

Best Phone Under £400

• Motorola Edge 70 Fusion
• Poco X8 Pro
• Nothing Phone 4a
• Honor Magic 8 Lite
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G

Best Phone Under £700

• Google Pixel 10a
• Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
• Poco F7 Ultra
• Honor 600
• Nothing Phone 4a Pro

Best Phone

• Oppo Find X9 Pro
• Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
• Honor Magic 8 Pro
• iPhone 17 Pro
• Google Pixel 11 Pro

Sustainability Award

• Fairphone 6 Plus
• Bang & Olufsen Beosound Premiere
• Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless
• Acer Swift Go 14 AI (2026)