IFA is one of the world’s biggest annual consumer technology expos and it gets underway in Berlin, Germany next week. Indeed, as it welcomes in the public too, it’s by far the biggest such show in terms of attendance, with over 215,000 people roaming the vast halls.
As usual, it’s taking place at the massive Messe Berlin fairground which as usual will have 26 halls and 160,000 square metres full of new smart home tech, kitchen appliances, PC, hi-fi, headphones and home theater gear. The Stuff team will be on the ground in Berlin, covering the cream of the announcements from some of the world’s biggest brands.
You’ll be able to check out all our latest coverage in this article from Tuesday 1st onwards. Wednesday and Thursday (2nd-3rd September) are the press days when most of the new products are announced. The show itself starts on Friday 4th when thousands of consumers pile through the doors – yes, you can buy a ticket and go yourself.
The Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (hence, IFA) has been running since way back in 1924, making it one of the world’s oldest trade shows. Although the article is almost a decade old, you can check out a great brief history on Samsung’s newsroom website while there’s also some great pics on IFA’s own centenary page. While the show originally started with the latest innvovations in radio and then TV, it’s today used as a platform for launching some of the biggest consumer tech products. While the pace of TV launches has definitely slowed at the show, this has been replaced by a mass of home tech.
The show has had a big return to form after a lean post-pandemic period. There are a massive 26 halls at the huge venue covering some plus other areas such as the vast CityCube arena, which is the home of Samsung during the show, boasting 8700 square metres of exhibit space. As we mentioned earlier, there were more than 215,000 visitors last year from 138 countries.
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We’ve trawled the halls at Messe Berlin and been to numerous launches. These are the IFA 2025 highlights from the Stuff team
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