CHIQ Q2F

From the jury's assessment

With the Changhong CHiQ Q2F room climate system, the Chinese manufacturer revolutionises the operation of mobile air conditioners. The slim column with its two separately adjustable outlets responds to a user interface you always have with you: the human voice. Changhong thus puts an end to rudimentary or hard-to-understand controls on the device, and the search for a remote control or an app on a smartphone whose connection has to be set up laboriously is history too. With artificial intelligence in the air conditioner, Changhong ensures that the unit can understand up to 95 per cent of all spoken commands in the room.

• room air conditioner with voice control
• intuitive operation
• elegant form