In addition to be the event to show off new mobile phones, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, also held the award for players in the telecommunications industry. So, who got the title of best smartphone?

Award titled Global Mobile Award 2014 was conducted by the GSM Association as closed in 2013. They collect a lot of nominations and then select a winner from each category.

More than 175 independent analysts and academics from around the world into a jury to determine the cell phone, tablet, or even the best manufacturers with a view of the various aspects.

Awards are also divided on several categories, including best phones at affordable prices. Who are the winners ?

As quoted from GSM Arena, Wednesday (26/05/2014), the award for Best Smartphone fell to HTC. The phone was released in 2013 it beat the iPhone 5S, LG G2, Lumia 1020 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

"HTC is one of the most advanced smartphones in 2013. Design is good, with an interface that provides a new experience for users." said the assessment team GSMA.

As for the category of Best Low - Cost Smartphone, the phone under $150, falling to the Nokia Lumia 520. Lenovo beat A390T, Young Galaxy, Sony Xperia E, and Xiaomi Hongmi.

It was for the smartphone category. As for the best tablet category was won by Apple with the iPad Air. Google's Nexus 7 (2013), Sony Xperia Tablet Z, and iPad Mini 2 stalking right behind him.

"iPad Air has the best performance, with an attractive design. while ecosystem has an advantage in the number of applications that have been optimized" wrote the jury GSMA.

In addition, the GSMA also paid tribute to the Nokia 105 in the category of Best Entry - level or featurephone. While the name of LG emerged as the winner in the category of Most Innovative Device Manufacturer of the Year for successfully making phone curved screen.