{"id":18751,"date":"2025-12-11T19:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=18751"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:37:55","slug":"best-of-mobile-readers-choice-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=18751","title":{"rendered":"Best of Mobile: Readers&#8217; Choice series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"hwz-tech-awards-2025-readers-choice-results-part-3\" class=\"_subHeading2_b62n6_112 _base_b62n6_1\">HWZ Tech Awards 2025 Readers\u2019 Choice Results &#8211; Part 3<\/h3>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">The\u00a0<b>Readers\u2019 Choice<\/b>\u00a0series of\u00a0<b>Tech Awards 2025<\/b>\u00a0is a follow-up to the Editor\u2019s Choice series, and unlike the latter, where our editorial team picks the best products after rounds of tests and benchmarks, it is our readers like\u00a0<i>you\u00a0<\/i>who vote for your favourite tech brands, products or services in our\u00a0<u>annual poll<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Now in its 16th year, our Readers\u2019 Choice provides a clear message of real consumer sentiment and brand recognition across the tech industry. This year, we had 52 award categories for polling, and after a month of compiling the results from thousands of our readers, we\u2019re ready to share the outcome to help Singaporeans make an informed buying decision and highlight why these brands came out ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This article is\u00a0<b>Part 3 (out of 8)<\/b>\u00a0and covers four awards that comprise the\u00a0<b>Best of Mobile\u00a0<\/b>categories. Be sure to stick around to check out the results of the other categories that will be published in the coming days. Meanwhile, here are the contents:<\/p>\n<section class=\"_expanded_lwxdk_22\"><button class=\"_title_lwxdk_1\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Best of Mobile<\/p>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M1 1L9 8L17 1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<ol class=\"_list_lwxdk_28\">\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">1. <!-- -->Best Smartphone Brand &#8211; Apple<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">2. <!-- -->Best Foldable Phone Brand &#8211; Samsung<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">3. <!-- -->Best Mobile Processor Brand for Android &#8211; Qualcomm<\/li>\n<li class=\"_listItem_lwxdk_71\">4. <!-- -->Best Tablet Brand &#8211; Apple<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<h2 id=\"best-smartphone-brand-apple\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Smartphone Brand &#8211; Apple<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Best smartphone brand as voted by HWZ readers.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/3510d77da72af0b51be0120eaa39adaef92210eb769e1b0858d1c70db778054a?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/3510d77da72af0b51be0120eaa39adaef92210eb769e1b0858d1c70db778054a?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/3510d77da72af0b51be0120eaa39adaef92210eb769e1b0858d1c70db778054a?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/3510d77da72af0b51be0120eaa39adaef92210eb769e1b0858d1c70db778054a?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/3510d77da72af0b51be0120eaa39adaef92210eb769e1b0858d1c70db778054a?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_8nc2s_113\">\n<p class=\"_imageCaption_8nc2s_120\">Best smartphone brand as voted by HWZ readers.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">While Apple has once again won the hearts and minds of our readers with an impressive 46.4% share, it has returned to its 2023 numbers (46%) after enjoying a bump in popularity last year (48%). There isn\u2019t anything clever to say about Apple\u2019s popularity beyond its world-class user experience. Still, we think the significant updates to iPhone 17 Pro Max also played a part in maintaining its lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Where did those extra votes go? Not Samsung, despite maintaining the #2 spot (technically #1 for Android brands) at a small cost to its true fans (achieving 24% this year). Perhaps Samsung was right in nerfing its S Pen features (i.e. weakening the one in the Galaxy S25 Ultra and excluding it from its latest Galaxy Z TriFold), and disgruntled users are truly a minority among Samsung\u2019s broader Android dominance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">The bulk of reader votes went to Xiaomi, going from last year\u2019s 3% to 4.6% (a whopping 34% more than before) to clinch a new #4 in the rankings, up from its previous 7th place. Likely, Xiaomi\u2019s strategy in giving Singaporean consumers more love and attention has paid off massively. But let\u2019s not forget that the brand is well-received for some of its best works, like Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the repackaged Ultra-tier phones with its sibling brand (Poco F7 Ultra and Poco F8 Ultra).<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">OPPO also managed to get a gentle uptick to 5.8% and is holding steady in third place. This is a healthy sign of user confidence in the brand, especially since it has decent user support in Singapore with hard-hitting products like OPPO Find N5 and OPPO Find X9 Pro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">A special mention goes to Honor, which has gone from a dormant brand in Singapore just a few years ago to snatching up 3.4% vote share. Its return to the local market has been well-received. This is partly thanks to devices like Magic7 Pro \/ Magic8 Pro being slightly more affordable than their rivals, and entry-level models being readily available at our local telcos at very low cost.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-foldable-phone-brand-samsung\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Foldable Phone Brand &#8211; Samsung<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Best foldable brand as voted by HWZ readers.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/26a12381423eb6a6cfc1fbd40ddcff42e07c50a9ca13229739f1bb95a454f408?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/26a12381423eb6a6cfc1fbd40ddcff42e07c50a9ca13229739f1bb95a454f408?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/26a12381423eb6a6cfc1fbd40ddcff42e07c50a9ca13229739f1bb95a454f408?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/26a12381423eb6a6cfc1fbd40ddcff42e07c50a9ca13229739f1bb95a454f408?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/26a12381423eb6a6cfc1fbd40ddcff42e07c50a9ca13229739f1bb95a454f408?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_8nc2s_113\">\n<p class=\"_imageCaption_8nc2s_120\">Best foldable brand as voted by HWZ readers.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">With the foldable landscape finally hitting its stride and consumers experiencing a variety of Android brands, we now have a sense of how the form factor is perceived locally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">While it kept the crown, Samsung saw its vote share slide to 53.8% (from last year\u2019s maiden 62%). A bulk of them went to newcomers to the Singapore market, like Huawei, bumping the Chinese brand up to 11.6% (from 7%) and snatching the #2 rank. The reasoning is quite simple: Despite having an amazing Galaxy Z Fold7 to keep its fans, the Samsung Galaxy TriFold was only announced after voting ended. In that time, Huawei managed to bring its older Mate XT equivalent to Singapore, though it arrived late and was relatively expensive. This tallies with our many conversations with keen top-level executives across a variety of phone makers, who\u2019ve always found the Singaporean appetite for tech-forward products confusing (some outright refused to believe what they are seeing).<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Well, at least we have the numbers to show for it now. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Also, the bigger, book-style foldable seems more preferred among our market\u2019s users. Honor had no reader-submitted votes previously, but it suddenly appeared behind Google with 7%. The brand has its award-winning Magic V5 to thank for that achievement. For comparison, Xiaomi actually has the Mix Flip in Singapore with a Mix Flip 2 on the cards, so it\u2019s not far-fetched to think that its gamble on flip phones alone has resulted in a stagnated vote share.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-mobile-processor-brand-for-android-qualcomm\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Mobile Processor Brand for Android &#8211; Qualcomm<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Best processor for Android mobile devices as voted by HWZ readers.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/5219faa76c1847aa3cf59bc31f5f7e4ca84e23e8cc48a1ef0fa6f6bff6a22982?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/5219faa76c1847aa3cf59bc31f5f7e4ca84e23e8cc48a1ef0fa6f6bff6a22982?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/5219faa76c1847aa3cf59bc31f5f7e4ca84e23e8cc48a1ef0fa6f6bff6a22982?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/5219faa76c1847aa3cf59bc31f5f7e4ca84e23e8cc48a1ef0fa6f6bff6a22982?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/5219faa76c1847aa3cf59bc31f5f7e4ca84e23e8cc48a1ef0fa6f6bff6a22982?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_8nc2s_113\">\n<p class=\"_imageCaption_8nc2s_120\">Best processor for Android mobile devices as voted by HWZ readers.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This is the second time we\u2019re doing a vote for our readers\u2019 favourite mobile processor brand since Android phones have more options. Once again, Qualcomm has maintained last year\u2019s #1 rank with a higher vote share of 43.1% (up from 39%). We also kept the \u201cNo Preference\u201d option to ensure the sentiment is accurately represented for users who don\u2019t give two hoots, so this is not a fluke (and it remained at 13%). Qualcomm has not stopped making great strides in its field, so we can say this achievement was well-earned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">MediaTek, despite its high-end chipsets seeing significant advancements and catching up greatly with Qualcomm\u2019s, still has a small share of the vote. The quality difference between its entry-level and flagship-grade processors may be too big to reconcile, and we understand that not every gadget necessarily uses the best MediaTek chips available. Perhaps things can turn around once MediaTek gets a chance to equip more high-end phones beyond its current Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Google and Samsung may not have the same value-for-money nor the most powerful or most power-efficient processors around, but they&#8217;re still greatly respected by their users since they still put out reasonably high performance without big benchmark numbers. This shows that demand for mobile processors is split relatively evenly: there are just as many who need processors good enough for mobile gaming as those who only need them for smooth day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-tablet-brand-apple\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Best Tablet Brand &#8211; Apple<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"Best tablet brand as voted by HWZ readers.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/f2b960026f8da6cb35d5a91906c8004c13c581d12dd45b119f248693340183a9?w=500&amp;q=85 500w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/f2b960026f8da6cb35d5a91906c8004c13c581d12dd45b119f248693340183a9?w=800&amp;q=85 800w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/f2b960026f8da6cb35d5a91906c8004c13c581d12dd45b119f248693340183a9?w=1000&amp;q=85 1000w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/f2b960026f8da6cb35d5a91906c8004c13c581d12dd45b119f248693340183a9?w=2000&amp;q=85 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/f2b960026f8da6cb35d5a91906c8004c13c581d12dd45b119f248693340183a9?w=1000&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.713796058269066;contain-intrinsic-size:2000px 1167px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_8nc2s_113\">\n<p class=\"_imageCaption_8nc2s_120\">Best tablet brand as voted by HWZ readers.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">It&#8217;s hard to beat the optimisations on Apple&#8217;s iPad tablets, and our readers seem to think so, too. At 56% vote share in the #1 spot, and Samsung also dipping slightly to 20% to maintain its #2 position, it\u2019s clear that the market is increasingly preferring affordable Android tablets for lightweight, personal use. The tablet market itself is small when compared to mobile phones, but that doesn\u2019t change how bigger screens will always have a place in people\u2019s device roster (and wallets).<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">That wraps up the Readers&#8217; Choice voting segment for the Best of Mobile, but don&#8217;t forget to check out the results in these other categories that we&#8217;ll be publishing over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Lastly, don&#8217;t forget that we&#8217;ve also published our Editor\u2019s Choice results here to help you get the best of the best gear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/mobile\/best-tech-brands-phones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HWZ Tech Awards 2025 Readers\u2019 Choice Results &#8211; Part 3 The\u00a0Readers\u2019 Choice\u00a0series of\u00a0Tech Awards 2025\u00a0is a follow-up to the Editor\u2019s Choice series, and unlike the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1111,454,2644,318],"class_list":["post-18751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-choice","tag-mobile","tag-readers","tag-series","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}