Readers’ Choice Awards: Manufacturer of the Year 2014
For the final category of our Phandroid Readers’ Choice Awards, we will name the Manufacturer of the Year as voted on by you, our loyal readers. Before we get to that, we’d first like to thank all of the 1,700+ who voted in our poll and the many more who have debated the results in the comments. We’re looking forward to another great year in 2015.
You can see the full results for our Readers’ Choice Awards by clicking here. Now onto the the winner…
Honorable Mention: LG
With 10% of the vote, LG takes the third place spot in our poll. It wasn’t the biggest year from end-to-end for the manufacturer, but they were able to make their mark with the stellar LG G3. They also made strides in the tablet market as well as the growing smartwatch category with their excellent LG G Watch R with Android Wear.
Runner-up: HTC
HTC continues to focus on quality over quantity, and the results are paying off. Their HTC One M8 was the darling of many an Android user, and their work on the Nexus 9 brought us one of the best pure Android tablet experience of all time. HTC seems to finally be coming out of their slump, and 2015 should be another great year.
And the winner is: Motorola
Was there any doubt Motorola would take home this prize? The company knocked it out of the park in nearly every category, from the Moto 360 smartwatch and low-cost Moto G to the customizable Moto X and the Lollipop flagship Nexus 6. All in the midst of yet another change in ownership with Google selling the mobile manufacturer off to Lenovo.
Here is how the voting broke down:
