This year's IFA electronics and consumer goods trade show is currently in full swing in Berlin, Germany, where tons of exciting smartphone devices are being showcased by their respective makers. Since smartphones are among the most-anticipated products in various international trade shows over the years, consumers have been glued to the 2015 IFA updates since Sept. 2 when some press conferences were held. The actual trade show opened its doors on Sept. 4 and will last until Sept. 9. 

Some of the most notable smartphone releases during this year's IFA include:

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  Sony Xperia Z5 – The latest flagship smartphone device from the Japanese mobile manufacturing firm was announced at Sony Mobile's press conference Wednesday last week. The soon-to-be released Xperia Z5 will come with a 5.2-inch Full HD Triluminos IPS LCD screen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and 425 pixels per inch density, Snapdragon 810 octa-core processor, Adreno 430 GPU, and 3 GB RAM with an expandable 32 GB memory space. It will also come with a super-fast 23-megapixel Exmor sensor camera with hybrid auto-focus, six physical lenses, and G-Lens technology as well as a 5.1 megapixel front shooter. The device, as well as the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, will reportedly come out sometime in October. 

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  ZTE Axon Elite - The Chinese manufacturer will come out with a new product that has an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and an Adreno 430 GPU. It also comes with 5.5-inch display made with 2.5D glass that has 1080p Full HD resolution. It also comes with the latest 3 GB technology LPDDR4 RAM technology, as well as a 32 GB worth of built-in internal storage capacity but can be expanded up to 128 GB using the microSD slot. It has a 13-megapixel primary camera with a 2-megapixel secondary shooter. The device will come out on Sept. 24 in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, then it will be launched in Russia, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines soon after. 

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  Huawei Mate S - The dual-SIM device from the Chinese mobile brand comes with a 5.5-inch screen, 13-megapixel primary shooter featuring an optical image stabilization capacity, an 8-megapixel secondary selfie camera, as well as an 8-core 64-bit processor. This water-resistant device can work on LTE bands worldwide.

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  Lenovo Phab Plus – the new big-screened device from Lenovo comes with a 6.8-inch touchscreen, a Snapdragon 615 processor, 2 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of storage. It will feature a 13-megapixel primary shooter with a 5-megapixel selfie camera configuration, as well as a 3500 mAh battery. A bigger version will come out with a 7-inch display and a bigger 4500 mAh battery inside.