Results of 2019: all the best according to the readers of Lifehacker

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Find out in which nominations your opinion coincided with the choice of the editorial board, and in which not.

We summed up our own results for the year and asked readers to vote in the poll. In some nominations, the choice coincided, in others, opinions were divided.

Best Smartphone - iPhone 11 Pro

This year's flagship Apple has three cameras, a new processor and many small improvements. In our voting, he bypassed competitors from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and OnePlus.

Best Android Smartphone - Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro

This model has incredibly fast wired and wireless charging, a lot of memory and a new processor. In addition, it fixes the shortcomings of the basic version of the Mi 9.

Best budget smartphone - Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T

This smartphone is equipped with an NFC-sensor for contactless payments, five cameras with a 48 megapixel sensor and protective glass on both sides of the body. An excellent option in its price range.

Best gadget - Xiaomi Mi Band 4

The new version of the fitness bracelet has a color display, an updated interface and a higher battery capacity. The tracker also features scratch-resistant glass and a new six-axis accelerometer to collect more accurate physical activity data.

Best iOS App - Microsoft To Do

This task manager received a major update in 2019: it has become more visually diverse and even more integrated with other Microsoft products.

Best Android App - Tor Browser

In 2019, the first stable version of this browser was released on Android. Orbot's proxy client is now built right into Tor - no need to download and run it separately.

Best Web Service - Yandex. Music

Music for every taste, podcasts and track recognition make the service a favorite for many users. Readers also note the variety of playlists and the accuracy of the recommendations.

Best Film - "Joker"

The sensational film about the main villain from the DC universe was liked by both critics and viewers. From a new point of view, he shows the formation of a criminal and the tragedy of a little man.

Best TV series - "Chernobyl"

This mini-series showed all the horror of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Moreover, the emphasis is not on the disaster itself, but on its consequences and the reactions of different people.

Best Game - Death Stranding

This is a high-budget open-world action movie with a captivating storyline. Presumably, there was an incident in the world of Death Stranding, about which nothing is really known. The main character's goal is to restore integrity to the shattered world.

Best Book - "21 Lessons for the 21st Century"

Yuval Noah Harari is a historian and one of the main thinkers of our time. In his new book, he tries to answer the question of what is happening in the modern world and what is the deep meaning of these events.