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Top Phones expected at IFA 2019

IFA 2019, the most important hi-tech trade show of the year alongside CES and MWC, is going to officially kick off on September 5 and it will last until September 11. Just like every year, a lot of innovative and groundbreaking tech products are going to make its debut. This year, we will even see several phones at the trade show. There are not many official confirmations but, according to speculations, we might see a lot of mobile devices in Berlin, as well as important anticipations about upcoming flagships. In this article, we collected the best phones that we may see in the following days at IFA 2019 together with all the information we got about their specifications and features.

Nokia
Nokia is probably the most awaited brand at IFA 2019 as we know it will launch at least two phones. We are talking about the Nokia 6.2 and the Nokia 7.2 which are among the leading stars of the leaks in the last weeks. HMD Global, the company which owns the Nokia brand, has already confirmed the multiple time event: it will take place on September 5 at 4.00 pm local time in Berlin. We expect the Nokia 7.2 to boast a triple camera setup with Carl Zeiss lens, but given the name, we do not expect it to be a flagship: it will probably come as a mid-ranger focused on quality-price ratio, just like Nokia 6.2 which will be a more affordable model. Both will run Android One just like almost every Android phone released by the company.

Sony
According to several sources, Sony will show up at IFA 2019 with a new Xperia phone. But its real identity is shroud into mistery. The Japanese giant usually unveils flagship phones at IFA 2019 and if we consider the latest flagship released by the company, the upcoming device should be the Xperia 2. But according to rumors, Sony will release a new Xperia Compact device which may be a flagship with compact dimensions. Or it might even be a mid-ranger. Note that Sony already released a compact device this year, but it does not belong to the Compact line-up: its name is Xperia Ace and it is a midrange phone focused on quality-price ratio.

Nubia
We know for sure that Nubia will officially unveil the Red Magic 3S at IFA 2019. In case you have never heard about it, the new phone will be an upgrade of the Red Magic 3 and we are talking about a gaming smartphone. It will boast the Snapdragon 855+ chipset which is currently the most powerful by Qualcomm as well as the best one in the Android world. Nubia Red Magic 3 will also offer a 4D vibration feedback and 3D surround sound. According to benchmarks, it will boast up to 12 GB of RAM and UFS 3.0 internal storage. The rest of its specifications should be similar to the vanilla Red Magic 3, including a 5000 mAh battery and an air cooling system with a real fan running at 14,000 rpm.

Asus
Asus will attend IFA 2019 but it will not unveil a new phone. We will probably see the ROG Phone II in a variant called “Ultimate Edition”. The phone will launch on the global market with a starting price of € 899. The peculiarity of the Ultimate Edition will be the presence of 12 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. The most stunning memory configuration ever seen on a mobile phone. The phone will retain the Snapdragon 855+ chipset and a very advanced cooling system as well as all other specifications of the Asian version and a 120 Hz display with a response time of just 1 ms.

Huawei and Honor
We do not expect Huawei to launch a new smartphone at IFA 2019, but the company will probably give us some juicy details about the Mate 30 line-up which will officially debut on September 19. Despite we probably won't see any Huawei phone, its sub-brand Honor might come up with a new device. Consider that the company launched the Honor Magic 2 at IFA 2018 and showcased the affordable and gaming-centric Honor Play.

Samsung
Samsung may take advantage of the IFA 2019 to finally launch the Galaxy Fold: its first foldable phone. The device was retired after problems to display noticed by reviewers and delayed multiple times, but now it might be the time to finally launch it in the market. A recent report coming from Korea suggests that Samsung will launch the Galaxy Fold on September 6, which is the second day of Berlin's trade show.

LG
Despite LG already released three flagships this year (LG G8, G8S and V50 ThinQ 5G), it is still expected to release a flagship phone at IFA 2019. We are referring to the LG V60 ThinQ which is expected to feature dual screen. The company recently unveiled Whale browser which is made specifically for dual-screen phones and allows surfing the web by visiting two sites at the same time using both the displays. Besides the V60 ThinQ, LG may also release new mid-rangers, including the rumored LG G8X.

Motorola
Various leaks hinted that Lenovo may be planning to launch a new device from the Motorola One series at IFA 2019.

Its name is Motorola One Zoom and, as the name suggests, it may be focused on camera performance. It is supposed to sport a quad camera setup on its rear side, including a telephoto sensor with 5x hybrid zoom and a TOF camera to calculate depth info. The phone would run Android One just like all the other Motorola One phones. Lenovo scheduled an event for IFA 2019 called Tech Life and, besides smartphones, it will also unveil plenty of new PCs and other hi-tech products at the trade show.

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