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IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) is an annual consumer electronics show held in Berlin, Germany, which often serves as a launching platform for smartphone and tablet manufacturers. Think of it as a mini-Mobile World Congress. Last year’s IFA hosted the launch of the original Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab 7.7, as well as the Xperia Arc S from Sony and two new Windows phones from HTC. This year’s event officially runs from Aug. 31 to Sep. 5, but many of larger announcements will be made in the couple of days before IFA officially kicks off.

IFA 2012’s most significant Android announcements are expected to come from Samsung, which is preparing to take the wraps off its Galaxy Note 2. But we’re also anticipating new smartphones and tablets from Sony and others.

Android Central will be on the ground at IFA to bring you full coverage of the show's events. Keep watching this page for all the latest developments!

Samsung Galaxy Camera.
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by Richard Devine
Aug 29, 2012
You've seen our hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Camera, you've read through the specs, now here's some more, boys and girls. We've got a whole bunch of images of the newly announce...
Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
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by Richard Devine
Aug 29, 2012
​Here it is everybody, the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Enjoy ...
Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
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by Richard Devine
Aug 29, 2012
We get our first official look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 live at IFA in Berlin! So, its official. We're live in Berlin at Samsung Unpacked where the next generation Galaxy Note has just b...
Samsung
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 29, 2012
Join us for live coverage of Samsung's big pre-IFA event We're live in Berlin, Germany, where Samsung will shortly be holding its second Mobile Unpacked event of the year. If you re...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Aug 29, 2012
  At IFA 2012, Sony has announced the splash-proof Xperia Tablet S. Details are scarce for now, but it looks an awful lot like Sony's first tablet and includes the same infrared blaster. T...
James Bond
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 29, 2012
James Bond has run the gamut of sweet tech over the years, from kitchy, no-name Q-special, to Nokia -- and back to Sony. Sony Mobile president and CEO Hazuo Hirai today at IFA in Berlin announc...
Xperia T
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 29, 2012
Sitting in on Sony's live IFA conference today, they've gone ahead and given the official stamp on three new devices. In order the Sony Xperia T, Xperia V, Xperia J will all be coming to mar...
Sony
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 29, 2012
  Android Central's IFA coverage kicks off with the Sony press conference Our week of IFA 2012 coverage begins today, as Sony prepares to launch a bunch of new smartphones and tablets ...
Android Central at IFA in Berlin
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2012
Greetings from beautiful Berlin, Germany! We've made our way to eastern Europe for the annual IFA conference, and we've got our two resident Brits -- Alex Dobie and Richard Devine -- on hand...
Google TV
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by Richard Devine
Aug 27, 2012
Just a couple of days ago, we heard word of a forthcoming $99 Google TV box from Hisense. Besides the existence of such a device, we knew very little else, only that we would be able to see it for o...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 27, 2012
Image: James Cridland IFA 2012 kicks off this week, and we're live in Berlin to bring you everything as it happens! In a couple of days we'll be live from Berlin, Germany, where IFA 201...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 27, 2012
We’re just over two days away from Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 announcement at IFA 2012, but we still know almost nothing about the upcoming phone/tablet hybrid. Nevertheless, some smal...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 27, 2012
We're all familiar with Nikon's plans to launch an Android-powered camera in the next month, but it seems Samsung may also be bringing its smartphone software and hardware to a point-and-sho...
Samsung Galaxy Player 5.8
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by Richard Devine
Aug 27, 2012
While the world -- including us -- will continue to question how successful a PMP can be in todays smartphone world, Samsung has gone ahead and introduced a new one. Following leaked information on ...
Google TV
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by Richard Devine
Aug 26, 2012
The success of the Vizio Co-Star has proved that Google TV still has life in it, especially when the price is right. Jumping on the sub-$100 bandwagon now is Hisense, a Chinese OEM that has partnere...
Android Central
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 24, 2012
Thing 1 - IFA 2012 preview IFA 2012 preview - Galaxy Note 2, Xperia TX and more! Exclusive: International Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update coming next week Thing 2 - Google P...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 23, 2012
Image: James Cridland Next week we’ll see a wealth of new Android devices announced in Germany in the run up to IFA 2012. For the uninitiated, IFA is an annual consumer electronics show held ...
Acer Liquid Gallant
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by Richard Devine
Aug 21, 2012
Having made a premature appearance on their website last week, Acer has gone and officially announced their latest entry level Android smartphones -- the Liquid Gallant, and Liquid Gallant Duo. Basi...
Sony Xperia J
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by Richard Devine
Aug 21, 2012
Following recent tradition, a forthcoming Sony device has been extensively leaked and previewed. The ST26i, Xperia J, has been shown off by the chaps at ​mobile-review.com, and reveals a...
Android Central
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 11, 2012
There's been no shortage of leaked information about Sony's upcoming international flagship, the LT29i (also known by its codename 'Hayabusa'), but one aspect that's remained shr...