Motorola Mobility LLC is a manufacturer of consumer electronics and smartphones. it is a subsidiary of the Chinese technology company Lenovo.. Motorola Mobility came into existence in the year 2011, following the dissolution from Motorola Inc. into two distinct businesses. Motorola Mobility was acquired by Google in May 2012, but Google purchased Motorola Mobility to Lenovo in January 2014 for $6.91 billion.
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Motorola Company Details
| Headquarters | Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois |
| Founding Year | 2011 |
| Company Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Products | TVs, smartwatches, smartphones and accessories |
| Area Served | Global |
| Parent Company | Lenovo |
Products
Motorola Mobility designs and manufactures smartphones that run on the Android operating system. In fact, the very first Android smartphones were made available by Motorola. Motorola’s very first Android smartphone, called the Droid was introduced from Motorola on November 9, 2009. Droid was advertised as a direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone and had 250,000 Droid sales in the first week after its launch. The first-generation Moto X was launched in August of 2013. In the past, Motorola has launched multiple versions of Moto smartphones, including Moto G, Moto E, Moto X Pro, Moto Z, Moto C, Moto Razor and Moto Edge and Edge+.
Motorola Mobility ventured into smartwatches by launching Motoactv in the year 2011. Motoactv is an intelligent watch that comes with numerous software and hardware features that can be used to suit various needs, like fitness-related training. Moto 360 is another smartwatch alternative from Motorola. It is powered by Android Wear OS, which is Google’s Android Wear OS.
Operations
Motorola Mobility primarily manufactures its smartphones in China and India. Despite the fact that Motorola Mobility’s R&D as well as design and development center was maintained by Lenovo when it bought Motorola Mobility, the manufacturing base was relocated to China. In recent years, Motorola has increased its manufacturing facilities in India and also. Products produced in India generally use components that are imported from China.
Motorola has released two phones, the Moto G60 and Moto G40 Fusion in 2021. They were released with the tagline “Made in India’.
Conclusion
Motorola Mobility was initially a part of the American company Motorola Inc. but broke apart in 2011, when it split from Motorola Inc. In 2014, the company is under the control of Lenovo. Although its headquarters are located in Chicago but the manufacturing is mostly done in China.