Best of IFA 2019: Android Central's favorite announcements from the show

IFA brings out impressive products, but one of the best parts about the show is its variety of announcements. There are phones, tablets, home devices, laptops, wearables of all kinds and so much more. Sure we don't cover the connected washing machines, but for the categories we do follow we saw lots of great announcements at this year's show. Here are our absolute favorite picks — the ones that are deserving of our Best of IFA 2019 awards.

Best of IFA 2019

Bottom line

It's easy to get excited when you can see so many great new products in the span of just a few days. Lenovo, Sony, Huawei, Motorola, Puma, LG and Samsung all brought something exciting to the table, and they're all worthy of receiving our Best of IFA 2019 awards.

Andrew Martonik

Andrew was an Executive Editor, U.S. at Android Central between 2012 and 2020.

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