With the exception of Apple, all major manufacturers showcased new devices at Europe's flagship technology show, the IFA 2015, in Berlin, which is open to the public till September 9. Here are the key highlights from the tech show.
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The new Huawei Mate S smartphone at the IFA consumer electronic fair in Berlin. Along with some impressive specs comes an unusual feature: Huawei says the phone can be used as a scale to weigh objects. This is made possible by the phone's Force Touch capability, something Apple is expected to put in its next iPhone.
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Runtastic Moment health smartwatches lie on display at the Runtastic stand at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics and appliances trade fair in Berlin, Germany.
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A Parrot Bebop quadcopter drone flies at the Parrot stand at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics and appliances trade fair.
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Sony CEO Kazoo Hirai presents a Xperia Z5 smartphone at the IFA 2015 tech fair in Berlin. The company's Xperia Z5 family includes three new models - standard, compact and premium. The latter features what Sony says is the world's first 4K display.
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A DJI Inspire 1 quadcopter drone flies at the DJI stand at IFA 2015.
Tiny PCs powered by Google's Android have been around for a while, but Windows is increasingly entering that market. The ASUS VivoStick PC is among the most impressive of its kind to feature Windows 10 in a stick the size of a dongle. Plug it into any modern TV and you can use it as a computer. Aside from WiFi, Bluetooth 4, 2GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, it sports the latest Intel Cherry Trail chip, two USB ports and an audio jack. The VivoStick will be available for $129.
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A Sphero BB-8 Star Wars droid rolls around at the Sphero stand at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics show.
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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphones are displayed at the company's stand at the IFA 2015 tech fair in Berlin.
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A man tests a Sony 'Project Morpheus Virtual Reality' device at the company's stand at the IFA 2015 tech fair.
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A Sony 'wena wrist' smart watch is displayed at the company's stand after at the IFA 2015 tech fair.
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Acer is taking the traditional PC apart so users can put it back together again. The Taiwanese manufacturer launched Revo Build, a module computer starting at under $200 and shipping this quarter.
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Samsung's new Gear S2 smartwatch is pictured at the consumer electronics trade fair IFA in Berlin.
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A 3D printer da Vinci 1.0 AiO of the company XYZprinting is seen the IFA Electronics show in Berlin.
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