Samsung & Huawei Take Top EISA Awards For 2017 ā 2018
The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has now announced its mobile device awards for 2017-2018. Perhaps unsurprisingly,Ā SamsungĀ took home top honors, with the companyāsĀ Galaxy S8Ā andĀ Galaxy S8+Ā devices collectively winning the āBest Smartphoneā award. According to EISAās judges, who described the Samsungās flagship devices as āformidable, do-it-all devicesā thatās down to a great camera and camera features, the comfortable bezel-free Infinity display, and several other innovations. Itās worth noting that the award was provided to theĀ Samsung Galaxy S8Ā andĀ Samsung Galaxy S8+Ā that are powered by Samsungās own ExynosĀ 8895 S0C, as opposed to the Snapdragon variant of the devices
As to the other awards, Huawei snagged no fewer than three awards, starting with the Smartphone Camera award being granted to the companyāsĀ P10Ā and its Leica-branded dual sensor setup ā which features a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and a 12-megapixel color sensor, which enable enhanced portrait shots. EISA also cites the front camera as playing a role in the decision since theĀ P10ās 8-megapixel selfie camera features Leica technology which automatically widens the angle to fit more people. Beyond theĀ HuaweiĀ P10, the company also won in the best Wearable Device category with itsĀ Huawei Watch 2, thanks to its appealing aesthetics, battery life, and water-resistance. Meanwhile, the award for Best Consumer Smartphone also went to Huawei for itsĀ Honor 8 Pro. EISA judges referred to the device as a āseriously capable smartphone,ā thanks to its 6GB of RAM coupled with 64GB of storage, backed by a Kirin 960 SoC and powered by a 4,000 mAh battery. They were equally impressed by Huaweiās generously proportioned 5.7-inch QHD screen.
Finally, and rounding out awards given to the best of the best among mobile devices, the comparatively unknownĀ NOA Element H10LeĀ won the award for Best Buy Smartphone because of its exceptional āprice-to-performance ratioā thanks to its ten-core MediaTek Helio X27 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.Ā The EISA also points to the deviceās 7.1mm thick āsleek metal unibody finish,ā 5.5-inch AMOLED display, and cameras as justification for the award. Awards were also handed to manufacturers for other categories, including Best Mobile Audio Player, Wireless In-Ear Headphones, Mobile Speaker, Mobile Headphones, and Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifier.