I-Google ipapashe ingxelo yayo yonyaka "Unyaka woPhando", ibalaselisa uphendlo oludumileyo olwenziwe ngabasebenzisi kulo lonke u-2016. Njengesiqhelo, imibuzo enxulumene ne-Apple ikhangela phezulu kuluhlu lwemibuzo kwiinyanga ezilishumi elinesibini ezidlulileyo, kunye ne-Apple ephuma njengophumeleleyo. kumanqanaba amane odidi lweteknoloji yabathengi: i-iPhone 7 igqwesile kuluhlu ngaphambi kweFreedom 251, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S7, iPhone 7 Plus, Galaxy Note 7, Nintendo switch and Samsung J7.
NgoDisemba wonyaka ophelileyo, i-iPhone 6s yayiyinombolo enye kudidi olufanayo, kunye ne-Apple Watch ikwazile ukufikelela kwizikhundla eziphezulu, kwi-podium, njengendawo yesithathu. I-Apple Watch kunye nezixhobo zayo, kwelinye icala, ziye zanyamalala kukhangelo lwetekhnoloji yeGoogle ngo-2016, nangona i-Apple isungule iinguqulelo ezintsha zesixhobo. Kuyamangalisa ngokwenene ukuba akukho nanye yeewotshi ze-Apple ezibangele impembelelo eyaneleyo ukunika inkampani ekhokelwa nguTim Cook enye indawo kuluhlu lwezona zifunwa kakhulu kwitekhnoloji. Nangakumbi xa, njengoko besitshilo, kunyaka ophelileyo ebekwindawo yesithathu kwaye bekulindeleke ukuba kulo nyaka aphinde okanye asiphucule eso sikhundla.
Kudidi lokukhangela ngokubanzi, iPokémon Go yeza kwindawo yokuqala ngo-2016 ngenxa yokuphakama kokuthandwa kwayo kunye nobuninzi babadlali abayifumene ekuqaleni kwehlobo kunye nohlaziyo oluqhubekayo olwenziwe nguNintendo kumdlalo ekwindla. I-iPhone 7 iza kwindawo yesibini emva kwePokémon Go kwaye yayikuphela kwento enxulumene ne-Apple edweliswe kweli candelo kulo nyaka. Amanye amagama okukhangela phakathi kwezona zidumileyo kwi-2016 yi-Deadpool, iMidlalo yeOlimpiki, iSlither.io, iNkosana, uDavid Bowie kunye nabanye abaninzi.