Android Authority’s prime merchandise from the present!

It’s a brand new 12 months, and with that all the time comes a model new CES! As typical, Android Authority was on the bottom in Las Vegas, testing all the newest tech on the world’s largest client electronics present.

Though nobody might ever see all the pieces at any given CES (it’s too large!), we have now compiled the most effective of what we noticed this 12 months into the record beneath. There are all kinds of merchandise right here throughout quite a few classes, together with smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, sensible residence units, and extra.

With out additional ado, listed below are the Android Authority Better of CES 2025 Award winners!

Individuals the world over have been loving TCL’s revolutionary NXTPAPER expertise, which is an anti-glare show protecting that works exceptionally effectively. TCL has additionally supplied a cool function on a few of its telephones and tablets referred to as Max Ink Mode, which is a battery-saving e-ink-style show triggered by means of a bodily button referred to as the NXTPAPER Key.

Whereas we’ve seen NXTPAPER shows in the USA, we’ve by no means had a cellphone with a NXTPAPER Key. That modifications now with the TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G! Not solely is that this cellphone coming to North America, however it’s unique to that market.

To make issues even higher, the TCL 60 XE can also be extremely budget-friendly, with a beginning value of simply $199. Whereas its funds standing will inevitably imply decrease efficiency and lower-grade specs, the NXTPAPER options make this the proper secondary cellphone or substitute for an previous e-reader.

TCL hasn’t introduced when the TCL 60 XE will hit retailer cabinets within the US, however we’ll seemingly discover out extra at Cell World Congress in just a few weeks.

The Steam Deck has been a large success. Because it got here available on the market, numerous different gaming handhelds have launched, however none of them have had the identical Linux-based working system that comes with the Steam Deck (at the very least, not formally). That modified at CES with the Lenovo Legion Go S, which has a variant powered by the identical Steam OS you’ll discover on a correct Steam Deck, licensed immediately from Valve!

Formally titled the Lenovo Legion Go S — Powered by Steam OS (clunky, I do know), that is really certainly one of two variants for the brand new Legion Go. When you don’t like Steam OS for no matter purpose, you will get a Home windows-powered model with the identical {hardware} choices. The one distinction is that the Home windows mannequin is white, and the Steam OS mannequin is black.

Clearly, the Steam Deck nonetheless exists and can probably proceed to be the {hardware} of selection for a lot of gaming handheld consumers. However the Legion handheld presents totally different specs and a barely totally different configuration (offset sticks!), which you may like higher than what’s discovered on the Steam Deck. Now, you’ve got choices!

The Legion Go S will hit retail in Could 2025 with a beginning worth of $499.

Manufacturers like to convey idea merchandise to CES, and XGIMI joined the enjoyable this 12 months. Idea merchandise are simply that: conceptualized merchandise that the corporate has no intention of truly releasing. In XGIMI’s case, it has created a prototype that it’s calling Ascend.

Basically, the XGIMI Ascend is a chunk of furnishings that features three issues inside: an XGIMI Aura 2 projector, a pair of Harmon-Kardon soundbars, and a 100-inch projector display that rolls out of the highest. In different phrases, the console features a full residence theatre setup, providing you with the facility to have a house theatre expertise while you need it and have all of it fade into the background while you don’t.

Along with the flexibility to cover all the pieces away, you may as well flip the Ascend right into a extra ambient piece. To point out this off, XGIMI rolled up the projector display solely a part of the way in which after which performed a crackling fireplace video.

This all looks like a extremely cool concept to us, so we are able to’t think about why XGIMI wouldn’t need to convey this to market. We’ll want to attend and see what occurs, however for now, the Ascend is only a idea.

Round’s latest sensible ring — the Round Ring Slim — appeared fairly promising however didn’t absolutely ship on these guarantees. At CES 2025, the corporate is again with the Round Ring 2, and it has two very notable issues about it.

First, and most crucially, it helps a digital sizing system. With most different sensible rings available on the market — together with the Samsung Galaxy Ring — you want to order a bodily sizing equipment to find out which ring dimension you’ll want. Round, although, has developed a method to do that digitally, proper in your smartphone. This protects you time, saves each you and the corporate cash, and saves the surroundings from plastic waste and burned power for delivery.

Moreover, the Round Ring 2 is the primary sensible ring with an FDA-cleared atrial fibrillation (AFib) sensor. That is essential for monitoring coronary heart well being and was beforehand one thing for which you’d have wanted a smartwatch.

The Round Ring 2 shall be obtainable for $380 in February or March 2025.

OK, OnePlus launched the OnePlus 13 again in December 2024, however that was solely in China. The worldwide model — which means the one you’ll purchase right here in the USA — launched on January 7 throughout CES, which made it eligible for a Better of CES 2025 award!

To this point, we’re completely loving each the OnePlus 13 and the OnePlus 13R. The OnePlus 13 continues the corporate’s pursuit of premium flagship perfection with stellar {hardware}, a lovely design, and a plethora of helpful software program options. The truth is, in our evaluate of the OnePlus 13, we gave it a uncommon good 5/5 rating. In the meantime, the 13R presents some unimaginable specs at a surprisingly low worth.

Notably, the OnePlus 13 has essentially the most intensive software program replace dedication but from the model, with a assured 4 Android upgrades and 6 years of total help. That’s nonetheless far shy of the total seven years supplied by Google and Samsung for his or her respective flagships, however at the very least OnePlus is catching up.

In the meantime, the OnePlus 13R has extra storage, a greater telephoto digicam, a much bigger battery, and final 12 months’s efficiency powerhouse, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

Each telephones can be found now, with the OnePlus 13 beginning at $899 and the OnePlus 13R beginning at $599.

LG has had fairly just a few wi-fi TVs over the previous few years. By “wi-fi” we don’t imply utterly wi-fi — the TVs nonetheless want an influence cable linked to the wall — however wi-fi within the sense that you just don’t want to attach any peripherals on to it. As a substitute, you join your gaming consoles, Blu-Ray gamers, and many others., to a wi-fi transmitter, and it beams the sign to the TV from some place else within the room.

These TVs have confronted two issues, although. First, they’re very costly. Second, the wi-fi transmitter — referred to as the Zero Join — must be positioned inside a line of sight of the TV. With the brand new LG 4K True Wi-fi QNED TV (QNED9M), the corporate has addressed each of these points.

As a result of it’s QNED (an LG branding time period for LCD) as a substitute of OLED, the worth comes down considerably. And the brand new wi-fi transmitter can really be hidden away, akin to inside a chunk of furnishings. This makes these TVs extra accessible and higher than ever.

We liked the worth supplied by the LG 4K True Wi-fi QNED TV, and are excited to see how effectively it does available in the market when it goes up on the market later this 12 months.

TCL’s second win of the present goes to its latest pill, the TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus. This pill is notable as a result of it’s the debut of NXTPAPER 4.0, the most recent iteration of TCL’s e-reader/anti-glare show expertise.

The best factor in regards to the NXTPAPER 11 Plus is the brand new model of the NXTPAPER Key. On the TCL 60 XE talked about earlier on this article, the NXTPAPER Secret is binary — it’s both toggled on or toggled off. On the NXTPAPER 11 Plus, the button is able to a number of capabilities and even lights as much as make it clear what it’s doing.

For instance, a single press of the button swaps you into both the traditional show mode, Coloration E-Ink Mode, or Max Ink Mode. In the meantime, a double-press of the button launches an AI toolbox TCL developed with its companion Microsoft. You’ll be able to customise how this all works, with long-presses included as a 3rd possibility.

Together with this new button, NXTPAPER 4.0 can also be sharper, extra colourful, and presents higher distinction than earlier variations. For now, if you need the most effective NXTPAPER expertise potential, you’ll want this pill.

It should in all probability be some time earlier than NXTPAPER 4.0 and the brand new NXTPAPER Key make their solution to a cellphone. It should even be some time earlier than you will get this pill, as TCL wouldn’t inform us any pricing or availability data.

When you personal a robotic vacuum, you’ve seemingly confronted this problem: the robovac is making its rounds, but it surely will get caught when it by accident sucks up a sock you left on the ground. Now, it’s not going to have the ability to proceed its job, and you want to wrestle the sock from its jaws.

That received’t be an issue anymore with the Roborock Saros Z70, as a result of it has a robotic arm that may come out of the vacuum and transfer objects round. Utilizing AI, the robotic can really determine the article on the ground and even transfer it to the correct place. For the sock instance, it will choose up the sock and put it in your laundry hamper. For a toy left on the ground by your little one, it will transfer that toy to the toy field. Neat!

Clearly, it’s a Roborock vacuum, firstly, so it additionally has all of the cleansing options you’d count on from a top-tier Roborock, together with help for mopping.

Roborock didn’t have a lot data to offer us on pricing or availability for the Saros Z70, however it is going to seemingly launch this 12 months — and certain be actually costly.​

Typically, while you’re at CES, you neglect about enjoyable. You’re all the time trying to find the following ground-breaking, life-changing tech, so generally you go over issues which might be simply plain enjoyable. Nicely, the Govee Gaming Pixel Mild is pure pleasure, and we thought it deserved an award for it.

Consider the Gaming Pixel Mild as a Lite-Brite however for the twenty-first century. You’ll be able to add GIFs and different animations to the system, and it’ll render them in 8-bit-style graphics at a pace of 30fps. It might probably additionally pulse and alter with music and voices, and sync to your wider sensible residence.

Is it life-changing? No. Is it important? No. However is it enjoyable? Sure, this can be a ton of enjoyable, and any RGB lighting fan will adore it.

Sadly, we don’t have any pricing or availability data for this but. Keep tuned!

In 2022, Lenovo confirmed off an idea system: a laptop computer with a rollable show. Now, in 2025, Lenovo has really made it an actual product, touchdown because the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable.

Identical to the 2022 idea system, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 begins out as a reasonably typical 14-inch Home windows laptop computer. If you hit a particular button on the keyboard deck, although, the display extends upward, turning into a 16.7-inch show. That is potential because of the versatile OLED panel.

Inside, the laptop computer has loads of specs, too. It’s powered by the newest Intel Core Extremely 7 (2nd sequence) processor, and could be personalized with tons of RAM and storage.

Sadly, this distinctive kind issue makes the laptop computer ridiculously costly, touchdown at $3,499 (ouch). Nonetheless, if you wish to stay on the bleeding fringe of tech, it’s all the time going to be dear.

Bear in mind rear projection TVs? They had been large, largely hole TV units again within the 90s that used an inner projection system to throw photographs onto a show. Whereas these are antiquated these days because of the likes of recent LCDs and OLEDs, a brand new type of TV is beginning to come up that makes use of an identical precept as rear projection. These are referred to as laser TVs, and Hisense launched a extremely cool one at CES 2025.

The Hisense L9Q TriChroma is a laser TV that is available in at 100 inches on the minimal. That’s proper, it’s a go large or go residence cope with Hisense. You may get an L9Q with a display dimension of as much as 150 inches, so begin making room in your TV space.

As a result of the display is so massive and able to making such brilliant imagery, the L9Q seems stupendous. It was simply one of many best-looking TVs on the present flooring.

Sadly, laser TVs are a new-ish product class, which suggests they’re exorbitantly costly. Hisense hasn’t disclosed pricing or availability but, however the previous-gen mannequin began at $5,500, so count on an identical value for the L9Q TriChroma.

SwitchBot has been promoting its tiny little K10 Plus Professional ($599.99 at Amazon) robotic vacuum since final 12 months. In 2025, SwitchBot is upping the ante by revamping the little robovac barely and introducing a line of “mods” to reinforce its capabilities. It now has change into (prepare for this) the SwitchBot Multitasking Family Robotic K20 Plus Professional. Wowzers.

Anyway, you will get an concept of what this implies within the photograph above. The robovac goes beneath the “FusionPlatform” — the bigger system. The 2 units join collectively bodily, permitting the bigger system to regulate the smaller system.

The bigger system can then be loaded with varied instruments. For instance, there’s a spot for a webcam, which might permit your robotic vacuum to be a safety sentry, going to a particular a part of the home that you just may need to monitor remotely. There’s additionally an air air purifier, which lets you have one small air air purifier whereas nonetheless purifying your complete home.

What’s extra is that SwitchBot is making the FusionPlatform customizable by means of 3D printing. Mainly, it’s encouraging tinkerers to design their very own mods and make their K20 Plus Professional do no matter they need it to do.

SwitchBot has been mum on pricing and availability for this, however the K10 Plus Professional landed for $599, so it’s seemingly the K20 Plus Professional will land at an identical quantity, at the very least for the bottom vac. The opposite equipment shall be additional.

When Samsung makes an Odyssey monitor, you recognize it’s going to be insane. Samsung’s Odyssey product line is the place the corporate places its top-tier {hardware}, and this 12 months isn’t any exception.

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 for 2025 consists of one thing we’ve by no means seen earlier than on a business gaming monitor: an OLED panel with a whopping 500Hz refresh price!

Granted, you’re going to wish one hell of a rig to push sufficient frames to make 500Hz worthwhile, however if you happen to’ve received the horsepower, the G6 could make it shine.

Samsung hasn’t introduced pricing or availability for this monitor but, however count on to spend effectively over $1,000, if not one thing nearer to $2,000.

Timekettle has been making actually cool translation merchandise for some time now, with the W4 Professional being top-of-the-line. That product really acquired a Better of IFA 2024 award from us.

At CES 2025, although, Timekettle introduced Babel OS. This new replace brings its real-time translation {hardware} to the following degree, permitting for quicker, extra correct, and extra natural-sounding translations in over 40 languages.

Better of all, although, is that you just don’t want to purchase new {hardware} for Babel OS. The replace is coming to many of the latest Timekettle merchandise, together with the aforementioned W4 Professional.

CES is full of robotic vacuums, lots of that are loaded with all types of untamed new options. That is all the time thrilling to see, however generally you need to get again to the fundamentals (i.e., cleansing the home totally), and that’s what the Eureka J15 Max Extremely supplies.

This new Eureka robovac options an unimaginable 16,200pa of suction, which is fairly excessive. Which means it’s going to have the ability to suck up an entire lot of mud and grime, making your own home good and clear.

It additionally has extendable mopping brushes that work effectively at cleansing your flooring and likewise stepping into these deep corners different robovacs may miss.

To prime all of it off, the Eureka J15 Max Extremely can also be not exorbitantly costly, beginning at $999. Granted, that’s not low cost by any stretch of the creativeness, however for what you’re getting, that’s not unhealthy.

Garmin’s line of Intuition smartwatches has stayed fairly related over time. In 2025, although, the corporate is including the Intuition 3 to the road, and it brings a function we’ve by no means seen on an Intuition earlier than: an AMOLED show.

That’s proper, you’ve got two selections now while you purchase an Intuition 3: the standard LCD panel or a brilliant AMOLED panel. Every presents distinct benefits and drawbacks in comparison with the opposite. For instance, the AMOLED panel is full shade, whereas the LCD panel is monochrome. Nevertheless, the LCD panel encompasses a photo voltaic charging ring, which suggests you’ll by no means must cost it (assuming you go exterior each every now and then). The AMOLED mannequin doesn’t help photo voltaic charging.

When you’ve chosen the kind of show you need, you then choose a dimension. The Intuition 3 is available in both 45mm or 50mm instances, and you may select between black or Neo Tropic colorways.

No matter which watch you choose, keep in mind that there isn’t a contact display help on any Intuition. You’ll must be taught Garmin’s five-button system if you happen to’ve by no means used a Garmin earlier than.

The Garmin Intuition 3 begins at $399 for the LCD mannequin and $449 for the AMOLED mannequin.

Our annual Better of CES awards go to the top-tier merchandise which might be ground-breaking ultimately. Nevertheless, CES isn’t simply in regards to the large manufacturers you already know and love — it’s additionally in regards to the smaller, up-and-coming manufacturers which might be attempting to make a reputation for themselves. To verify these corporations get some love, we created the Better of CES 2025: Breakthrough awards.

Under, you’ll discover the 12 CES 2025 Breakthrough award winners. Make sure you verify them out, as any certainly one of these merchandise might be the following large factor!

• Mammotion LUBA 2 AWD: This robotic lawnmower can go anyplace, even up hills as steep as 80 levels!
• Beatbot Aquasense 2 Extremely: Want to wash your pool however don’t need to do it your self? This nifty pool robotic can deal with all of your pool cleansing wants.
• Dreo PolyFan 707S: You already know these oscillating followers that transfer backwards and forwards? That’s actually inefficient. This fan makes use of mmWave to find out the place you might be and blow cool air in your route!
• Narwal Circulate: This robotic vacuum has one of the crucial succesful base stations we’ve ever seen. You might let it do its factor for almost a month earlier than needing to the touch it!
• Botslab 4K PT Battery Cam W510: This safety cam has a nifty accent within the HomeBase H200, which provides you 16TB (!!) of space for storing for all of your 4K recordings.
• Anker Solix EverFrost 2 Electrical Cooler: When you’re nonetheless dumping a bunch of ice right into a seashore cooler, think about upgrading to this electrical cooler that may maintain your meals recent for for much longer (and maintain it a lot dryer!).
• GlocalMe UniCord: When you journey quite a bit, you don’t must have a charging cable and a SIM-powered hotspot. Get the UniCord, which mixes each issues into one!
• Tineco Carpet One Cruiser: This stick-style carpet cleaner could make your carpets seem like new once more and dry them mechanically, saving you treasured time.
• Yaber Projector K300s: This teeny, tiny projector is able to protecting your partitions with a 100-inch picture, good in your subsequent film night time.
• Dreame X50 Extremely: Robotic vacuums have one main impediment, which is steps. The Dreame X50 Extremely, although, can really climb over quick steps, making it the perfect vacuum for cleansing your total residence.
• Captify: These sensible glasses are designed particularly for folk who’re exhausting of listening to. It captions voices in real-time, permitting you to all the time perceive what persons are saying.
• Lexar’s 15.6-inch starlight pexar digital image body: This digital image body is particularly designed to point out art work, making it the perfect body for art-lovers who desire a regular stream of various items that look pure on their wall.

Which of those merchandise is your favourite? Tell us the highest Better of CES 2025 award-winner within the feedback beneath, and keep tuned for extra CES protection!