By Allen Tsai | Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:30 pm |
Today, Motorola announced it beat expectations and rode strong fourth quarter sales to regain the No. 2 position from Samsung. Spearheaded by the RAZR V3, Motorola released a massive 20 phone portfolio resulting in a 34% increase in fourth-quarter profits; solidifying its position behind Nokia.
Samsung had temporarily overtaken Motorola as the second-largest mobile phone maker two quarters ago; however it recently saw its handset margins squeezed by higher marketing costs and a price war launched by Finnish rival Nokia.But Samsung is not taking it lying down. It expects margins to bounce back this quarter as it sells new models at higher prices. Recently Samsung released its 2005 portfolio line-up, focusing heavily on integrating its phones with innovative functionality such as speech-to-text, two megapixel cameras, video and music on-demand, and wi-fi technology. Meanwhile Motorola has chosen to focus on partnerships among a recent flurry of agreements with Apple, Burton, and Oakley; pushing towards integration between cell phones, music, and apparel.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:20 pm | By
Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola could soon be approved in the U. S., putting the Android maker one step closer to forming a partnership that could change industry alliances.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:41 pm | By
Apple may shift litigation strategies, attacking the process of "copying" rather than products, after losing a critical patent battle to Samsung in Germany, raising questions of the iPad maker's costly and aggressive tactics.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:31 pm | By
Verizon plans to sell the Motorola Droid 4, its flagship Android 4G device, on February 10 for $200 with a two-year contract.
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:09 pm | By
Samsung's ultra-slim Galaxy S3's sleeker design and other rumored features could directly compete with Apple's iPhone 5 when released this spring.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:51 pm | By
Apple won a reprieve against a German court order banning online sales of Apple's devices, but Motorola eked out a victory that may affect future patent battles.
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