Motorola Rolls Out Three New Smartphones in China

“Handset manufacturer Motorola is hoping to parlay the growing
popularity of Google’s Android mobile operating system to jumpstart
sales of its smartphones in China and regain prominence in a market
it once dominated.

“Motorola (NYSE: MOT), which got the jump on its competitors
back in 2006 when it was the first to introduce handsets that let
users input Chinese characters using a stylus on a touchscreen, has
seen its once-dominant share of the Chinese handset market eroded
by the iPhone, the BlackBerry and a number of other mobile devices
that were quick to copycat its technology.

“This week, Motorola struck back with release of three new
handsets (one for each of China’s state-run mobile networks) that
aim to reinvigorate its established Ming brand by offering a number
of must-have features including high-definition video cameras, full
touchscreens, the familiar transparent “flip” design and, most
important, the Android 2.1 mobile OS (upgradeable to Android 2.2
later this year).”

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