Motorola Mobility
Logo used since 2017 | |
Headquarters at Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Formerly | Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (2011–2014)[1] |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Predecessor | Motorola, Inc. |
| Founded | January 4, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Merchandise Mart, , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Sergio Buniac (president)[2] |
| Products | Smartphones Smartwatches Smartphone accessories Televisions |
Number of employees | 1,001–5,000[3] |
| Parent | Google (2012–2014) Lenovo (2014–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC |
| Website | motorola.com |
Motorola Mobility LLC, marketed as Motorola, is an American consumer electronics manufacturer primarily producing smartphones and other mobile devices running Android. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based Chinese technology giant Lenovo. Motorola is headquartered at Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois.[4][5][6]
Motorola Mobility was formed on January 4, 2011, after a split of the original Motorola into two separate companies, with Motorola Mobility assuming the company's consumer-oriented product lines, including its mobile phone business, as well as its cable modems and pay television set-top boxes. In May 2012, Google acquired Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion; the main intent of the purchase was to gain Motorola Mobility's patent portfolio, in order to protect other Android vendors from litigation.[7] Shortly after the purchase, Google sold Motorola Mobility's cable modem and set-top box business to Arris Group, and products increasingly focused on entry-level smartphones. Under the ATAP division, Google also began development on Project Ara. In October 2014, Google sold Motorola Mobility for $2.91 billion to Lenovo, which excluded ATAP and most of the patents.[8] Lenovo's existing smartphone division was subsumed by Motorola Mobility.[9]
The company currently sells a range of smartphones, mainly consisting of the high-end Edge series, the Razr series of foldables, the Moto G series, as well as a number of other series and products depending on region. As of 2025, its current flagship device is the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra.[10][11]
- ^ SEC 10-Q filing from October 1, 2011 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495569/000119312511284248/d244717d10q.htm
- ^ "Executive Team". Motorola.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo company)". LinkedIn.
- ^ "China's Lenovo buys Google's Motorola business for US$2.9 billion". South China Morning Post. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola in China's largest tech deal". Reuters. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Hello Lenovo: Motorola now owned by Chinese tech giant". The Globe and Mail. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Hardy, Quentin. "Google Buys Motorola For Patent Parts". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "It's official: Motorola Mobility now belongs to Lenovo". cnet.com. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ Chu, Kathy; Osawa, Juro (2017-01-16). "Lenovo Thought It Knew How to Fix Tarnished Brands—Then It Bought Motorola". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Lowe, Mike (2017-05-17). "Moto Edge, Moto G, Moto E compared: Which is the best Motorola smartphone for you?". Pocket-lint. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Axel Metz (2024-08-29). "The Motorola Edge 50 Neo could rival the Samsung Galaxy A55 as the best cheap phone of 2024". TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-11-21.