We have already witnessed the likes of CES and MWC earlier this year, but we cannot rule out Internationale Funkausstellung (popularly termed as IFA 2019). It is Europe’s biggest technology conference and it kicks-off on 6th September in Berlin, Germany this year. It’s going to continue until 11th September, with launches starting from 4th September.
1. Nokia 6.2, Nokia 7.2
With Chinese phone makers launching phones left and right, HMD Global has been unable to find its footing in 2019. The Finnish company, however, plans to do that with the launch of two new mid-range Nokia-branded phones i.e Nokia 6.2 and Nokia 7.2 at IFA 2019. The company has already sent out invites, which hints at the potential arrival of the Nokia 9.1 Pureview on Sept 5 as well. Image Via: Baidu
Sony Xperia 1 was the world’s first smartphone with a taller 21:9 4K display, offering a Cinema-like viewing experience. Now, the Japenese giant is rumored to unveil its flagship successor – the Sony Xperia 2 on Sept 5 at IFA 2019. The hands-on images for Xperia 2 were leaked online last week, with a design pretty similar to its predecessor, but with no word on what’s under the hood.
3. Kirin 990
Huawei is unveiling its next flagship smartphone, the Mate 30 Pro, at a launch event in Munich on September 19. But, the Kirin 990 chipset that will power this smartphone is going to launch at IFA 2019 on September 6. It will be produced on TSMC’s 7nm EUV process, featuring the Cortex A77 CPU cores and Mali G-77 GPU. It could be Huawei’s first-ever chipset to natively support 5G connectivity.
LG’s smartphone business is dwindling, but the company is still pushing new devices out the door at every popular conference. It launched the LG G8 ThinQ and V50 ThinQ with a dual-screen attachment at MWC 2019, and now, it’s looking to build on its new concept with the unveiling of V50s ThinQ with a refreshed dual-screen attachment that now has a tiny outer display to view time, weather, and notifications.
The smart speaker market saw a massive boom over the past couple of years, with well-known audio brand Sonos joining the action with its own speaker lineup. Well, all of the company’s speakers to date have been wired, but it is now making a portable Bluetooth speaker and it could be unveiled at IFA 2019 this week. The Sonos S17 is said to be a “high-performance wireless speaker and part of the Sonos sound system.” It would come packed with hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant support, which is great.
The IFA 2019 conference is not restricted to smartphone launches, unlike the MWC 2019 conference which has mobile in its name. So, you can also expect some of your favorite laptop makers to show up and launch new products in Berlin this week.
7. Galaxy Fold
We talked about smartphones, laptops, and even smart speaker, but there will also be in attendance at IFA 2019 – smart wearables. Yes, there is currently no information about a watchmaker unveiling new products but we could spot the Garmin Fenix 6, Alexa-backed Fitbit Versa 2, and a few new additions from Fossil (and its sub-brands) at IFA 2019.
The show floor will also be graced by a number of QLED and OLED TVs, with resolutions going up to 8K and sizes going up to 120-inches — both being true for Sharp’s unveiling. Samsung, Sony, and LG will also be in attendance to show off their new TVs, which may support 5G or be foldable at the conference.
