IFA 2015 ROUND UP

  IFA 2015 HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2 - SEPTEMBER 7 2015
IFA Berlin (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) is the annual consumer electronics show held in Berlin, Germany which serves as launching platform for smartphone's and tablet manafactures.

SONY 
Sony announced the next in line of their latest Z series smartphone's the Xperia Z5 Dual, Xperia Z5 Compact, Xperia Z5 & Xperia Z5 Premium. All these come loaded with Snapdragon 810 64-Bit SOC (System On Chip) with Octa-Core processor, 3GB RAM (Z5 Compact having 2GB), 32GB storage with upto 200GB expandability,4G, NFC etc, Improved 23MP rear camera with fantastic focusing speed of 0.037 seconds including 4k Video & a 5MP front camera running, Android Lollipop 5.1.1 out of the box, NFC, 4G, Bluetooth 4.1 etc. The Z5 Dual having 5.2 inch Full HD display & Z5 with 5.2 inch QuadHD display powered by 2900mah batteries. Z5 compact having 4.6 inch HD display powered by 2700mah batteries. Z5 Premium being star of the show having 5.5 inch display with worlds first phone with 4K resolution boasting insane 806 PPI (Pixels Per Inch) powered by 3430mah batteries. They also come with Fingerprint sensors, batteries being non-removable with 2 days of promise & being highest level water and dust resistant thanks to IP68 (Ingress Protection) certified. All expected to be released october with respective expected price tags Z5 dual at 45,000($678), Z5 at 54,990($829), Z5 compact at 35,000($527), Z5 Premium at 65,000($980).

SAMSUNG
Samsung announced two the next generation smart watches the Gear S2 & Gear S2 Classic. They come loaded with 1.2 inch circular Super Amoled displays with 360x360 resolution having 306 PPI (Pixels Per Inch), Dual-Core 1Ghz Processors, 4GB storage with 512MB RAM having Tizen OS powered by 250mah batteries with 2-3 days of promise & also being water & dust resistant thanks to IP68 (Ingress Protection) certified. They also feature heart rate,barometer, Gyroscope sensors. All expected to be released october with respective price tags Gear S2 at 25,800($389), Gear S2 classic at 29,500($444) in finland other places being unknown.

MOTOROLA
Motorola announced the second generation of the moto 360 smart watch. It comes loaded with 42mm & 46mm sizes with respective band finishes. The 42mm comes with 1.37 LCD display with 360x325 resolution, running Quad-Core Snapdragon 400 SOC (System On Chip) with 4GB storage & 512MB RAM, GPS is sport model which also features Hybrid LED display providing great of outdoor visibility, Android Wear OS, powered by 300mah battery with expected price tag of 19,800($299) depending on customization. The 46mm comes with 1.56 LCD corning gorilla glass display with 360x330 resolution, 400mah battery with price tag of 28,400($429) depending on customization. Both of these are expected to be released soon.

ASUS
Asus announced its next generation smart watch the Zenwatch 2. It comes loaded with either 1.45 inch (280x280 resolution) & 1.63(320x320 resolution) inch Amoled display with curved 2.5D corning gorilla glass 3. The battery being 300mah for smaller size one and 400mah the latter one featuring magnetic charger (able to charge 50% in 36 minutes claimed) and also has Digital Crown used to control Android Wear OS. Internals having Snapdragon 400 SOC (System On Chip), 512MB RAM, 4GB storage along with water resistance thanks to IP67 (Ingress Protection) certified. This smart watch to be releasing soon with expected price tag respectively smaller one being 11,000($167) and the latter one being 12,600($190).

LG
LG announced the 23-karat Gold smart watch the Watch Urbane Luxe. It comes loaded with 1.3 inch P-OLED circular display of 320x320 resolution, a Quad-Core Snapdragon 400 SOC (System On Chip),4GB internal storage & 512MB RAM powered by 410mah battery. As mentioned comes with a 23-Karat gold surrounding with an alligator band carries a price tag of whopping 79,300($1200) with unknown launch date.

LENOVO
Lenovo announced yoga tab 3 pro 10 tablet & a phab plus smartphone. The yoga tab 3 pro 10 comes loaded with 10.1 inch Quad HD display in a rotatable 180 degree kickstand, a 70 inch built in projector & Four speaker soundbar with Dolby Atmos, running Quad-Core Intel Atom X5 SOC (System On Chip) with 2GB RAM, Android Lollipop 5.1.1 out of the box, a primary 13MP Camera & claimed 18 hours of battery life is expected september end launch carrying a price tag of 32,900($499). The phab plus smartphone comes loaded with 6.8 inch Full HD display, 13MP rear & 5MP front cameras, Android Lollipop 5.0 running Quad-Core Snapdragon 615 64-bit SOC (System On Chip) with 2GB, 32GB internal storage with microSD slot,4G etc, powered by 3500mah battery is expected october launch carrying an expected price tag of 12,999($196).

ALCATEL

Alcatel announced Onetouch Idol 3C & Pixi First Smartphones and a Pixi 3 Tablet. The Idol 3C comes loaded with 5.5 inch Full HD display, a 13MP rear & 8MP front cameras, Android Lollipop 5.0 running Quad-Core Snapdragon 615 64-bit SOC (System On Chip) with 2GB, 16GB internal storage with microSD slot, 4G, NFC etc, powered by 3500mah battery is expected Q4 launch carrying an expected price tag of 16,000($245).The Pixi First comes loaded with 4 inch WVGA display, a 5MP rear & 2MP front cameras, Android Lollipop 5.0 running Quad-Core Spreadtrum 32-bit SOC (System On Chip) with 512MB, 4GB internal storage with microSD slot, 3G etc, powered by 1450mah battery with launch date and price tag to be unknown..The Pixi 3 comes loaded with 10 inch HD display, a 5MP rear & 2MP front cameras, Android Lollipop 5.0 running Dual-Core MediaTek 32-bit SOC (System On Chip) with 1GB, 16GB internal storage with microSD slot etc, 3G & wifi varients, powered by 4060mah battery with launch date and price tag to be unknown.

HUAWEI

Huawei announced Mate S & G8 smartphones and Huawei smart watch. The Mate S comes loaded with 5.5 inch Full HD Amoled display with optional Force Touch display, a 13MP rear & 8MP front cameras, Android Lollipop 5.1.1 running Octa-Core Hisilicion Kirin 935 SOC (System On Chip) with 3GB, 32GB/64GB/128GB internal storage with microSD slot, 4G, NFC etc, powered by 2700mah battery is expected Q4 launch carrying an expected price tag of 35,000($529). The G8 comes loaded with 5.5 inch Full HD Amoled display, a 13MP rear & 5MP front cameras, Android Lollipop 5.1 running Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 64-Bit SOC (System On Chip) with 16GB & 2GB RAM / 32GB & 3GB RAM with microSD slot, 4G, NFC etc, powered by 3000mah battery is expected october launch carrying an expected price tag of 30,000($453). Huawei Watch comes loaded with 1.4 inch perfectly round Amoled display of 400x400 resolution with 286 PPI (Pixels Per Inch) running Quad-Core Snapdragon 400 SOC (System On Chip) with 4GB storage & 512MB RAM also features 6 axis Gyroscope sensor & barometer as well as heart rate sensor, Android Wear OS, powered by 300mah battery with price tag of 23,000-52,800($349-$799) depending on customization with an unknown released soon.







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