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title: "Garmin and Xiaomi have distinct wearable-device records in Tech Awards 2025"
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# Garmin and Xiaomi have distinct wearable-device records in Tech Awards 2025

Garmin Forerunner 970 is named in the Most-loved smartwatch result, while Xiaomi Smart Band 10 appears in Best smart tech accessory at Tech Awards 2025. Both entries are recorded as Winner.

## Key Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Award programme | [Tech Awards (VnExpress)](https://techstartup.directory/awards/vnexpress-tech-awards/) |
| Edition year | 2025 |
| Organizer | VnExpress |
| Results covered | 2 |
| Published | 2026-11-03 |

## A smartwatch and an accessory category

Garmin is recorded in Most-loved smartwatch with Garmin Forerunner 970 named as the product. Xiaomi appears in Best smart tech accessory with Xiaomi Smart Band 10. Both entries carry Winner as the result level in the 2025 edition. [2](#source-2) [2](#source-2)

Although the two records both concern wearable products, their category labels are different. The directory therefore does not describe Xiaomi as a joint winner of the smartwatch category or place Garmin in the accessory category. The shared article groups related devices without merging the recognitions.

## Model names keep the attribution useful

Forerunner 970 and Smart Band 10 identify specific products. Removing the model names could make a citation sound as if every wearable sold by either company had received the same result. The table retains the supplied names alongside the companies and categories.

The evidence attached to both records is the Báo Đầu Tư account of Tech Awards 2025. This is a focused reading of those archive entries, separate from the broader phone and earbuds results previously covered by the directory.

## No specifications are inferred

The award records do not provide a current comparison of battery life, sensors, training functions or compatibility. This briefing does not infer those properties from a category name. Readers choosing a device can use the recognition as one reference point, then check model-specific documentation and testing for the functions they need.

## Results covered in this article

| Year | Category | Result | Company | Product | Source number |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2025](https://techstartup.directory/awards/vnexpress-tech-awards/2025/) | Best smart tech accessory | Winner | [Xiaomi](https://techstartup.directory/companies/xiaomi/) | Xiaomi Smart Band 10 | [\[2\]](#source-2) |
| [2025](https://techstartup.directory/awards/vnexpress-tech-awards/2025/) | Most-loved smartwatch | Winner | [Garmin](https://techstartup.directory/companies/garmin/) | Garmin Forerunner 970 | [\[2\]](#source-2) |

## Award organizers

- VnExpress

## Sources

1. <a id="source-1"></a> [Tech Awards (VnExpress) — programme source](https://vnexpress.net/tech-awards-2025-co-17-hang-muc-binh-chon-4939457.html)
2. <a id="source-2"></a> [Tech Awards (VnExpress) — 2025 results](https://baodautu.vn/trao-giai-tech-awards-2025-nhieu-thuong-hieu-san-pham-cong-nghe-duoc-vinh-danh-d486493.html)

Last updated: 2026-11-03

Last verified: Not yet verified

Editor: [Tech Awards Team](https://techstartup.directory/about/)

Publication dates describe this article. Award edition years and existing source verification dates are separate; this briefing does not represent a fresh verification of the linked sources.

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