Asia Mobile Awards 2022
The GSMA’s Asia Mobile Awards (The AMOs) –
The Asia Region’s leading stage for excellence, innovation & achievement.
The Asia Mobile Awards–or AMOs recognise, honour and celebrate the individuals, the teams, the organisations and the partnerships which have relentlessly strived to better the world through connectivity, from game-changing mobile devices and technologies, to resilient leadership which has driven our industry forward.
The AMOs are the Asian connectivity industry’s most prestigious accolade, judged by the sector’s most prominent subject matter experts. To be selected in the shortlist for an AMO Award means recognition as a serious player – one to be watched closely in the tech sector. And to then win an AMO Award, means achieving the highest merit by your peers across the entire digital industry.
Awards Categories 2022
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The Smartphone of the Year award combines outstanding performance, innovation and leadership as determined through assessment of smartphones on the market from January 2021 to April 2022, by world leading independent analysts, journalists and influencers.
Entries are not required for this award.
Judges will nominate and select the shortlist for these categories, based on the following criteria:
- Physical design and innovation
- Device performance and form factors
- Genuine new innovation deployed e.g. in UI, form factor, technology, features
- Product usefulness in terms of functionality and features
- Simplicity of use – such as an intuitive user interface
- Range of applications and features supported
- Multi-band support
- Price point and perceived value for money
- Market success in global territories
- User experience, quality & reliability
Best Smartphone in Asia Award Alumni
2021 Winner: Apple for Apple iPhone 12 Pro Series
2019: Huawei for Huawei P30 and P30 Pro
2018: Apple for Apple iPhone X
2017: Samsung for Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus
2016: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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For core hardware and software innovation within smartphone devices themselves. From chips and processors to cameras, screens and other innovative technologies that advance the user experience and enhance smartphone capabilities, as determined by world leading independent analysts, journalists and influencers.
Entries are not required for this award.
Our judges will nominate and select the shortlist for these categories, based on the following criteria:
- Genuine advance in technology innovation
- Product contribution to overall device performance & appeal
- Product contribution to device value, quality & reliability
- Product usefulness in terms of functionality and features
- Range of new applications and features unlocked
- New, unique and attractive functionality enabled
- Contribution to device success in the market
- Environmental and sustainability credentials
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The Outstanding Contribution to the Asia Mobile Industry Award is the highest honour in the Asia Mobile Awards.
The award recognises sustained or extraordinary contributions by individuals, organisations or collaborative achievements that advance the value and benefits of mobile communications for people, business and societies in Asia. This discretionary award is selected by the GSMA.
Entries are not required for this award.
2021 Joint Winner: Mr Ke Ruiwen, Chairman and CEO of China Telecom and Mr Wang Xiaochu, Chairman and CEO of China Unicom
2019: Takashi Tanaka, Chairman of KDDI
2018: Cher Wang, Chairwoman, CEO & President, HTC
2017: Mr. Shang Bing, Chairman of China Mobile and Mr. Li Yue, CEO of China Mobile 2016: Dr Hans Wijayasuria, Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata
