Translators Ranking

Check out the 2023 ranking of the best electronic translators on the market and choose one that best suits your needs!

Place

Vasco Translator V4

Rating

9.9/10

Customer service available in multiple languages. Big screen, everything is easily visible. 108 languages in the photo translator feature and free lifetime Internet with no additional costs.

No headphone jack. We can only use Bluetooth headphones, which can be problematic.

Vasco Translator V4 is the winner of the 2023 edition of our ranking. It’s also the most advanced device currently on the market. Similarly to Vasco Translator M3, it includes a variety of cutting-edge features (voice, photo, and group chat translation), but it also gives users something beyond the translation capabilities. Vasco Translator V4 is resistant to shocks, dust, and splashes of water and has an ergonomic 5-inch screen. The language list of this universal translator is also significantly bigger. Free lifetime Internet for translations is available too.

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Vasco Translator M3

Rating

9.8/10

free and unlimited lifetime Internet, high speed and accuracy of translations, modern design, extra and unique features, ease of use.

No headphone jack for the traditional headphones. We can only use Bluetooth devices.

Vasco Translator M3 is one of the best electronic translator devices currently available on the market. It has many useful and groundbreaking features such as a smart photo translator, phone call translator, group, and meeting translator and even an educational app for learning foreign languages. It also comes with free lifetime unlimited Internet for translations in nearly 200 countries.

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Place

Jarvisen

Rating

9.3/10

specialized vocabulary, speed.

very high price, need to renew Internet subscription, works in only half of the world’s countries.

The expert on specialist vocabulary kept its position from last year's ranking. Although not as comfortable and pocket-sized as the devices on the 1st and 2nd places, it works just fine in half of the world’s countries. It is very fast and comes with a limited (2 years) Internet access which then must be renewed.

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Place

Pocketalk S

Rating

8.7/10

photo translator, nice design and small size of the device.

too difficult and not user friendly way of conversation mode, the producer avoids mentioning the translation accuracy rate, which is a tad suspicious (especially given that the competitors love to boast their numbers in this matter). Also no information on the number of translation engines used.

A handy translation device, just enough for most travelers. Covers over 70 languages, and the SIM card allows for 2 years of translating in most of the countries, which then must be renewed for 49 EUR. One of the few devices in the ranking with a photo translation option. Nice body and a small size are important advantages of this device.

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Place

Pocketalk Classic

Rating

8.2/10

long battery life, decent translation quality.

no mention of the translation accuracy rate, which automatically raises suspicion.

Slightly larger than its sibling on the 4th place, and without a photo translator. Otherwise very similar in all the features. Overall a quite reliable device with 70 languages and Internet for 2 years.

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Place

Travis Touch Go

Rating

7.6/10

translates with acceptable quality.

false claim of the number of translation engines used, and no mention at all about the translation accuracy rate, which both are crucial information for a conscious user of electronic translators.

The most mysterious one on the list - there is not much info available on the producer’s website. Only 1 month of Internet access comes with the purchase and works in fewer than half of the world’s countries. Translation quality and speed are good, and a handy size in a nice body are its extra advantages.

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Place

Dosmono Travel

Rating

6.9/10

photo translator and group translations feature.

no free Internet trial at all.

The last one in the ranking with a photo translator. Unfortunately, no free Internet at all. Users must buy access separately and commit for at least a year from the very beginning. On the plus side, it has a quite unique option for group translation. The largest and heaviest device on the list.

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Place

Langogo Genesis

Rating

6.5/10

number of languages.

no SIM card included, no free Internet trial period, short battery time.

Impressive number of languages covered (104), clearly produced for Asian users judging by available menu languages and languages with pronunciation. On the other hand, only the second device in this list with an option to share the translations.

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How to buy an electronic translator?

Have you ever travelled abroad? Have you ever tried to communicate in a language you can’t actually say a single word? Electronic translators are a real help in such situations. Having a translator, you don’t need to worry about heavy dictionaries or phrasebooks, and you don’t have to struggle with yourself to find the word you lack on the tip of your tongue. All you have to do is to say or type the word into a translator, and after a couple of seconds you will have it translated into the language you need. The market is brimming with various electronic translators. Do you know what to look at in order to choose the best one? Here are a few tips:

LANGUAGE

First of all, just check the language used in the country you’re going to. The first feature you should look for when buying a translator is the languages it translates. You don’t need an English to French translator when going to Russia, right? If you travel a lot, the best option is to buy a multilingual electronic translator. Is the vocabulary limited in multilingual versions? It depends. Usually, it’s not.

SPEECH TRANSLATION

Second, answer the question about whether you want your electronic translator to recognize speech. Cutting-edge technology allows you to speak to the device, not just type. Sounds awesome? Still, this is the reality. Say “hello”, you’ll get “ciao” in Italian in less than 2 seconds! Remember, speech recognition technology is quite new. It still requires connection to the Internet. If not, the accuracy goes down.

VOCABULARY

Imagine you’re in hospital in Laos. How could you understand what’s wrong if your translator does not have medical words? Therefore, the range of vocabulary is also a very important feature of an electronic translator. The variety of words you can find guarantees also the accuracy of translation.

ACCURACY

You don’t want to offend anybody with an inaccurate translation. That’s why you have to choose a device with an as accurate machine translation engine as possible. The new trend in machine translation is statistical translation. This means that the translator just looks up databases in order to find the most accurate translation. The larger the database, the more accurate the translation can be. Remember, the largest language databases still need to be looked up online, thus the translator needs the Internet.

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Perhaps you are learning a language and you think you don’t need a translator? You’re wrong. Electronic translators are often equipped with many applications to facilitate learning new languages. Such apps speak to you, test your grammar, and check your knowledge of vocabulary. You can forget boring books, just take a translator on the bus or train, and learn even more efficiently.
To sum up, electronic translators are for anyone who even has the slightest contact with foreign languages. You are sure to find the one which suits your needs best. This ranking will help you do it.