On Thursday, we wondered whether or not HTC would deliver a cheap Android phone. Now we know one vendor that will: Motorola. And, interestingly enough, it may not even qualify as a smartphone.
Motorola posted a third-quarter profit of $12 million on lower revenues of $5.45 billion, although it was the profit that pleasantly surprised Wall Street. Motorola also predicted a heartening outlook, based on its commitment to Android phones.
Motorola has launched all the phones it plans to for the remainder of 2009, Sanjay Jha, the co-chief executive of Motorola and head of its Mobile Devices unit told analysts. But in 2010, the company plans new phones (obviously) and new carriers, although Jha did not specify whether he was referring to domestic carriers or an expansion of its international customer base.
However, it appears that Motorola has about 40 phones on tap for 2010: 20 smartphones, of which most if not all will run the Android operating system. However, expanding into foreign markets may also require Motorola to adopt other operating systems or services, which Motoroa will have to consider, Jha said.
“Smartphone success for us in 2010 will drive, almost singularly, our financial performance in 2010,” Jha said, according to a SeekingAlpha transcript.
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