Through a tremendous amount of testing and hard work, the Trusted Reviews team has cleared through hundreds of devices in 2022, with everything from a Game Boy-inspired console to a portable photo printer, we’ve made sure to put these products through the ringer to help you make the right buying decisions. With that said, you might be wondering which products have actually managed to obtain our coveted five-star rating? Devices can only obtain a five-star rating when they are deemed to be best-in-class, either greatly improving upon previous tech or bringing something new to the table that changes the conversation completely. To see which products stood out as the best of 2022, just keeping reading.
TVs
Kicking things off with the world of TVs, it’s a three-way tie this year with LG, Philips and Panasonic all scoring no less than three 5-star ratings. Here’s the full run down.
Panasonic TX-65JZ1000BPhilips 48OLED807LG OLED65G2LG OLED42C2LG OLED65C2Apple TV 4K (2022)Sony XR-55A95KPhilips 55OLED807Panasonic TX-42LZ980Panasonic TX-55LZ2000Philips 65OLED+937JVC DLA-NZ7JVC DLA-NZ8Sony VPL-VW290ESSamsung QE75QN900BSamsung QE65QN95B
Audio
In the audio space, it’s been a truly jam packed year as we tested everything from portable hi-fi players to some flawlessly designed turntables. Simply put, if you’re an audiophile then you have plenty to be happy about, with these products coming out on top.
Positive Grid Spark Guitar AmpCambridge Audio Melomania 1+Astell and Kern Afutura SE180Sonus Faber OmniaChord Mojo 2Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3Sony WH-1000XM5Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3Tribit StormBox Micro 2Back Bay Tempo 30JBL Charge 5Cyrus i9-XRiFi GO barFiiO M17KEF LSX IIPro-Ject Debut ProRega Elicit MK5Røde NTH-100iFi xDSD GryphonBang and Olufsen Beosound TheatreLG Tone Free UFP8
Home appliances and home products
The home tech team continued its great work into 2022, putting the latest vacuums, cookers and even batteries to the test, all to help you make the right buying decisions and avoid wasting your hard earned cash. With that in mind, here are the top scoring products from our home tech section.
Computing & Gaming
Computing is something that we take very seriously here at Trusted Reviews, after all, with so much competition out there, the latest laptops really have to impress to elicit a five-star review from one of our writers. Interestingly enough, on the software side, only one game managed to get a five-star review this year. Can you guess what it is? Here are the top scorers.
TP-Link RE700XLogitech Lift Vertical Ergonomic MouseEPOS H3PRO HybridLogitech MX Master 3SAsus Zenbook S 13 OLEDSecretlab Titan Evo 2022Fanatec Gran Turismo DD ProGod of War RagnarökLastPassKaspersky Internet SecurityNordVPNSurfshark VPN1PasswordMicrosoft Defender AntivirusBitwardenProtonVPN
Cameras and photography
Last but certainly not least is our round-up of the absolute best products in the world of cameras and photography. It was a tough race this year with very few products actually making it into the elite five-star club, but three devices made the cut, and here they are.
Nikon Z9DJI Mini 3 ProPanasonic Lumix GH6
We hope you’ve enjoyed this look back on the top scoring products of 2022, and we look forward to seeing you back here in 2023 as we embrace another year filled with anticipated devices like the Google Pixel Tablet, iPhone 15 and more.
