Apakah ponsel/smartphone GSM terbaik tahun 2010? Jika pertanyaan ini dilontarkan pada banyak orang maka jawabannya pasti beragam. Setiap orang punya pendapat masing-masing mengenai apa yang terbaik menurut versinya sendiri-sendiri. Demikian pula beberapa situs teknologi di internet sering kali melansir urutan gadget terbaik versi mereka sendiri, tentunya satu sama lain hasilnya belum tentu akan sama.
Tapi jika kita mengacu pada asosiasi resmi teknologi selular GSM yaitu GSM Association, yang setiap tahunnya selalu menggelar acara Global Mobile Awards, maka ponsel/smartphone terbaik yang beredar tahun 2010 adalah Apple iPhone 4. Meskipun sempat didera berbagai macam keluhan terutama terkait dengan masalah antena dan casing yang gampang pecah, iPhone 4 berhasil menyingkirkan para pesaingnya yang tak kalah tangguh, yaitu: HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy S, LG Optimus 7 dan BlackBerry Torch 9800.
Pada acara pengumuman pemenang yang dibacakan hari ini di Barcelona, Spanyol, game yang sangat populer saat ini yaitu Angry Birds berhasil menjadi pemenang di kategori Global Mobile Apps sebagai Best Mobile App dan juga App of the Year on the Apple Platform.
Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang Global Mobile Awards 2011.
Category 1 – Global Mobile App Awards
- App of the Year on the Apple Platform: Rovio / Clickgamer/Chillingo for Angry Birds
- App of the Year on the BlackBerry® App World Platform: Research In Motion for BlackBerry Messenger
- App of the Year on the Android Platform: Google for Google Maps
- App of the Year on the Nokia Platform: Herocraft & InnerActive for Zum Zum
- Best Mobile App: Rovio / Clickgamer/Chillingo for Angry Birds
Category 2 – Mobile Advertising & Marketing
- Best Mobile Advertising & Marketing Campaign: Mobilera – Outeractive for Unilever Cornetto Multiplayer Interactive Wall Projection Mapping Game
Category 3 – Best Mobile Business & Enterprise
- Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Solution: Antenna for Antenna Mobility Platform (AMP)
- Best Mobile Money Product or Solution: Airtel Africa, MasterCard Worldwide and Standard Chartered Bank for Airtel Card
Category 4 – Social & Economic Development
- Best use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development: Ericsson and Flexenclosure for Ericsson Community Power
- Best Mobile Money for the Unbanked Service: Vodafone Group, Safaricom, Vodacom, Vodafone Essar Limited and Roshan Ltd for M-PESA
- Best Product, Initiative or Service for Underserved Segment: BBC World Service Trust for BBC Janala
Category 5 – Mobile Innovation
- Best M-Health Innovation: Mobisante Inc for MobiUS
- Best Mobile Learning Innovation: Urban Planet Mobile and PT Telkomsel for Urban English, Mobile English Learning Initiative
- Best Mobile Innovation for Utilities: EDMI and Sierra Wireless for EDMI EWM100 Advanced GSM/GPRS Modem for Smart Metering Applications
- Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive & Transport: Nissan Motor, AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, and Telenor Connexion for ICT for Electric Vehicles
- Best Embedded Mobile Device (Non-Handsets): AT&T and VITALITY, Inc for AT&T-connected Vitality GlowCaps
Category 6 – Green Mobile Award
- Green Mobile Award for Best Green Product/Service or Performance: Bharti Infratel for GreenTowers P7 Project
Category 7 – Best Mobile Devices
- Best Mobile Device: Apple for iPhone 4
- Device Manufacturer of the Year: HTC
Category 8 – Best Technology
- Best Mobile Broadband Technology: Ruckus Wireless for Ruckus Mobile Wi-Fi Gateway System
- Best Mobile Technology for Emerging Markets: Orange for Orange solar base station programme
- Best Technology Breakthrough: Seven Networks for SEVEN Open Channel
- Best Customer Care & CRM: Airtel Africa and Tango Telecom for Tango Telecom’s ‘Dynamic Pricing Service’
Category 9 – Outstanding Achievement Awards
- GSMA Chairman’s Award: Dr. Wang Jianzhou, Chairman, China Mobile
Government Leadership Award: Government of Afghanistan
