T3 Awards 2025 shortlist revealed: here are the contenders for this year's prizes
Top products have been nominated for this year's T3 Awards, but who will win?


What is the very best you can buy right now? That's the question we ask for every T3 Awards category to find the ultimate winners to help you live smarter. The shortlist below represents a culmination of 12 months of testing, reader nominations, and an increasingly competitive tech market.
For the T3 Awards 2025, we have 84 awards across 14 categories. These cover technology, home, active, and automotive, as well as our headline awards and design awards.
Each shortlisted product has been critically tested and scored highly by the T3 team. They appear in our reviews and buying guides as well as opinion pieces and features.
With the shortlist now in place, the judges will start their deliberations. However, the T3 Readers' Choice Award remains open for your voting until 11:59 pm on Friday, 23rd May 2025, and will be announced along with the headline awards.
This year, our Design Awards are judged by a panel of esteemed editors and journalists from a range of titles, including Creative Bloq, Shortlist and Wallpaper*. These are finished products or concepts that stand out for their design and innovation in one of four areas: Automotive, Technology, Home and Active.
Please note that due to product release schedules and a rush of last-minute nominations, some shortlists below can still be considered as works in progress, with more nominees to follow (though none will be removed), as we test additional products.
And the shortlist is...
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T3 Awards sections
Headline Awards
Brand of the year
Driving the advancement of electric car tech through this fast-paced all-electric racing series.
Loved by kids and adults alike, the plastic brick creations continue to charm the world.
The Korean behemoth produces some of the best premium tech on the planet, from TVs to phones.
A new staple in the home vacuum market, Shark offers a wide range of well-priced products that impress.
A heritage Swiss watchmaker that dates back to 1755 that continues to innovate with beautiful timepieces.
Product of the year
Retailer Of The Year (UK)
Showcasing emerging watch brands and curating a great selection of timepieces.
Retailer of the year (US)
Sustainability Award
Eco-friendly and sustainable audio products, made from recycled silicone and plastic plus natural materials.
Sustainable outdoor clothing company, using its own rope offcuts and recycled materials to insulate its jackets.
Nike's move to zero sustainability, recycling and use of eco-friendly materials shows strong game.
Tech Innovation Award
Apple's flagship chip is essentially two M3 Max chips fused together and offers blistering performance.
Samsung's AI tech is a full suite of features, combining the best of Google AI with some of its own additions.
With a completely wireless control box for all of your connections, the M5 is a wonder.
LG ditched the Micro Lens Array (MLA) in favour of a new multi-layered OLED, and it's stunning.
A mechanical watch movement capable of generating an electrical charge from kinetic energy.
Best video streaming
Readers' Choice Awards
Readers' Choice Awards
The iconic speaker had a big upgrade in 2025 and it sounds even better.
Design Awards
Design Award: Active
Modular bags inspired by running vests to give easy access and weight distribution.
Design Award: Home
Design Award: Technology
Small-bodied, professional-grade desktop machine that's deceivingly simple.
Design Award: Auto
Congratulations to everyone who made it onto the shortlists. The winners will be announced during the week commencing Monday, 30th June.
As T3's Editor-in-Chief, Mat Gallagher has his finger on the pulse for the latest advances in technology. He has written about technology since 2003 and after stints in Beijing, Hong Kong and Chicago is now based in the UK. He’s a true lover of gadgets, but especially anything that involves cameras, Apple, electric cars, musical instruments or travel.
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