HT Tech hosted the inaugural edition of its HT Tech Power List Awards 2026 in Delhi NCR earlier this week. The event honoured the best products and appliances across categories in India. In addition to this, it witnessed an insightful conversation with Mr Ken Sekhar, Head of Marketing, POCO India, who talked about the impact of rising components and memory costs on consumer electronics.
Apart from this, the event included an interesting panel discussion on the topic - 'How AI, Imaging, Immersive Technologies and Trusted Digital Identity will Transform Consumer Experiences'. The panel included Mr Manish Misra, CIO and Head of India Innovation Centre, Panasonic India, Mr Vivek Varshney, Founder, SpeedLabs STEMLearn.AI, Ms Anuja Dhawan, AI Products at Exotel and Founder at Dubverse.ai and Mr Shashank Vaishnav, Co-Founder & CTO, STAGE OTT.
Coming to the awards, beyond the smartphones and laptops, this event celebrated the best tablets, smartwatches and hearables that are available in India right now.
How did we rate all these products?
For rating 'Tablet of the Year' we focused on factors such as speed, display quality, software, battery life and accessory ecosystem, while for 'Best Gaming Tablet' we focused on additional factors including speaker audio, cooling and gaming performance.
