Motorola Mobility Delivers the Smartphone that Works and Plays as Hard as You Do to Chile: Motorola PRO+

A powerful smartphone optimized for business but fun enough to use for your personal life – Motorola PRO+ is your personal assistant and best friend

Life is full of demands, and we all could use a little extra help. With the sleek and sophisticated Motorola PRO+, brought to you by Motorola Mobility Chile Limitada, you can have your own personal assistant that fits right in your pocket. Motorola PRO+ gives you the power to edit important documents on the go, multitask when every second counts, and encrypt sensitive work information. This sublime blend of touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard and Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) makes this smartphone ready for anything. The Motorola PRO+ is now available through the main local operators.

Motorola PRO+ has a quick 1GHz processor and physical QWERTY keyboard for more efficient mail typing and texting when you need to update a client on the fly. The device is also packed with productivity features to make your life easier and to help you impress your boss, including the pre-loaded Quickoffice Connect for accessing, creating and editing documents on-the-go. We know that it’s a fast-paced world, going in and out of widgets wastes precious time, so now key widgets – such as your calendar and email – are scrollable, direct from your home screen.

Motorola PRO+ merges all of your personal and business information for you in a convenient system designed to make your life easier. Take the pressure off knowing Motorola PRO+ syncs services and social networks through MOTOBLUR™, so all your contacts are viewable the way you want them, calendar options are available to arrange, edit, and respond to meeting invites, and even direct dial conference dial options, and intuitive email solutions that can even anticipate who you may be sending an email to before you do.

Also, with the free preloaded ZumoCast™ app, you can stream content from your home or work computer straight to your pocket (or purse) so your personal content is always within reach, without any cost. Whether you're across the street or across the country, you can rock your playlists or breeze through photos instantly – without hogging your device’s memory. And, because you don’t have to upload to a third-party site, you’re saving time while your files stay safe because they stay with you.

Its 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities enables you to share 3G connection with multiple devices, such as a laptop or tablet, for quick access to the Web, corporate email and calendar synching.

“The Motorola PRO+ is incredibly efficient; built to consolidate work and personal life for an advanced smartphone experience,” said Fernando Sanchez, general manager for Mobile Devices, Motorola Mobility Chile. “Why shouldn’t you expect your smartphone to make your life easier and to give you an edge at work? That’s our goal at Motorola.”

Motorola PRO+ knows how to have fun too – it is ready for full customization to bring you the games and applications most important to you. It is preloaded with Music Player and Gallery so you can listen to your music, receive updates on music news and events with your favorite artists, and stay in touch with friends whether you’re at work or play. Plus, with Adobe® Flash® Player 10.2, you’ll be able to access the online content you love. Motorola PRO+ is also preloaded with the latest *Google Mobile™ services including Google Maps™ with Navigation, Google Talk™ and over 400,000 apps from Android Market™.

Motorola PRO+ is a smartphone that you and your IT department can agree upon. Nothing says business ready better than the leading security features; whether it’s remote wipe to your device and SD card, password expiration and history, or full encryption, your IT manager will breathe a sigh of relief. Motorola PRO+ also comes loaded with 25 Exchange ActiveSync security policies – including PIN lock, auto-discovery of Exchange Servers, Extended Device Management API’s and 3LM integration. Your sensitive information – your career – is guarded in this virtual vault with Motorola PRO+.

Smart Accessories
A suite of smart accessories ensures users get the most from the Motorola Pro+. Available accessories include Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Car Kit, Portable Power, and Car Charger For more information on Motorola PRO+ please visit www.motorola.com/mobility.

Price and availability
Motorola PRO+ is now available through the main operators in the country.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Motorola Mobility Launches the Budget-Friendly Motorola SPICE™ XT

With a bright 3.5-inch touch screen display and dual cameras, Motorola SPICE™ XT is simply better

Now there is no need to sacrifice design or function with Motorola SPICE XT, the new, slim and budget-friendly Android™-powered smartphone from Motorola Mobility of Argentina S.A. Motorola SPICE XT gives users a more engaging experience with its 3.5-inch, extra-bright touch-screen display, dual cameras for vivid video capture, and all the social networking you could want. The Motorola SPICE XT is now available in the country.

Running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Motorola SPICE XT is the perfect balance of sleek design, affordability and intuitive functionality. Capture and share your memories in crystal clear clarity with its 5-megapixel auto-focus camera with built in flash. Typing text and email messages is faster and easier with the Swype touch-screen keyboard. Plus, with access to the world’s leading social media applications, it’s easy to stay in constant contact with friends and family.

The fashionable Motorola SPICE XT also offers unique personalization options through the Moto Switch interface that allows you to switch between friend- and work-centric modes depending on what you’re doing.

“Our smartphones have become integral, personal parts of users’ lives – that’s why Motorola believes they should be fun, beautiful and feature-packed,” said Germán Greco, marketing product director, Motorola Mobility. “Motorola SPICE XT is an affordable device that gives young, fast-moving users everything they want from a top-quality smartphone.”

Motorola SPICE XT also has best-in-class battery life, allowing users to talk for eight hours or have 21 days of standby in 3G mode. The battery can handle regular multitasking between apps, games and Web browsing, as well as heavy messaging. Users also have access to more than 400,000 apps in Android Market™.

Key Features and Specifications:

Runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Access to more than 400,000 apps in Android Market
3.5” HVGA display with capacitive multi-touch
5MP camera with auto-focus and built in flash
Front-facing VGA camera for video call, chat and sharing
Moto Switch user interface allows users to shift to different modes
RAM memory; 800MHz processor
512MB onboard memory
Dual-band HSDPA/Quad-band EDGE
MicroSD card slot expandable up to 32GB
Access to Google Maps™ with Navigation, Google Talk™ and web browsing
FM Radio with RDS support
Wi-Fi b/g/n and Wi-Fi hotspot capability
E-compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer
GPS.aGPS
LED notifications
3.5mm Audio Jack
1540mAh battery, 8 hours of talk time and 21 days in standby 3G mod
Availability and Price
Motorola SPICE XT is already available in Argentina. For further information, please visit: http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/AR-ES/Home

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

MOTOROLA RAZR™. White Edition.

http://motorola.com/razr

Ice White Body. Red Hot Tech. MOTOROLA RAZR™, the most captivating Android smartphone around, just got even hotter with the introduction of the White Edition. Featuring a super fast dual-core 1.2GHz processor, an impossibly thin 7.1mm main shaft, remote access to your computer via MotoCast™, and made KEVLAR® strong, this latest RAZR is both a joy to behold and to play with. Give in to desire, we won't tell your other smartphone.

Motorola Mobility Launches RAZR™ in White at Phones 4u in the UK

Slick design and features comes with added wow factor as Phones 4u customers get a chance to show off their latest smartphone at Snowbombing – the greatest show on snow

More seductive than ever, the astonishing Motorola RAZR™ from Motorola Mobility UK Limited just got cooler with the availability of a pristine white version at Phones 4u. This impossibly thin and lightweight smartphone is distinguished by its unique design, and now offers two classic colour choices – original black or pristine white.

Motorola RAZR in white is available for pre-order starting today, both online and in-store, from free from £21.50 a month on contract. All customers who pre-order or purchase the Motorola RAZR in either black or white before 25th March, 2012, will be entered into a prize draw to win 2 tickets to Snowbombing, the greatest show on snow, taking place in Mayrhofen, Austria (April 9-14).

“We are delighted to be the first UK retailer to stock Motorola RAZR in white, offering our customers even more choice when it comes to this iconic handset. Customers have often had to make a choice between fashion and function, however this feature-packed smartphone delivers the best of both worlds,” said Scott Hooton, Phones 4u Chief Commercial Officer. “We’re confident that the white edition and the fantastic Snowbombing promotion that kicks off today will be a huge hit with our customers.”

Motorola RAZR boasts a gorgeous sculpted, glass screen, diamond-cut aluminum accents, and a hyper-vibrant 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display for incredible vivid images. It also sports KEVLAR® fiber (yes, that KEVLAR) and Corning® Gorilla® Glass to help the screen stand up to scratches and scrapes. And every part of the Motorola RAZR is protected by a splash-guard coating, which even extends to the electrical boards inside.

“Since we re-imagined the iconic RAZR brand, the new Motorola RAZR has wowed consumers across the globe with its beauty inside and out,” said said Victoria McManus, UK marketing director, Motorola Mobility. “Brits are renowned for their style, sophistication and love of cutting-edge technology, so the new white Motorola RAZR will surely stand out from the smartphone crowd, whether it’s destined for the runway or the boardroom.”

Motorola RAZR is beautiful on the inside too, with 1GB of RAM and a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and Android™ 2.3.5, enabling a lightning-fast user interface and the power to multi-task like never before.

You can rock your playlists while checking email, breeze through photos – all at the same time, without delay. Motorola RAZR comes preloaded with the Motorola MotoCast™ app1, giving the power to stream or download content from a home or work computer straight to the device so your personal content is always within reach.

Watch movies on a screen that sports a wider range of colors than most LCD HDTVs. And when tired of watching (as if), use the cinematic-quality front-facing 720p HD video camera and 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with even sharper 1080p HD video capture to create your own movies – all with image-stabilization technology to turn your life into art without breaking a sweat.

Work Smart, Not Hard

Government-grade encryption ensures that your email, contacts and calendar are fully protected. Even your strict IT manager will be impressed. Motorola RAZR offers remarkably intelligent, preloaded application Smart Actions – that that lets you automate everyday tasks and enable better battery life. Smart Actions can turn down the ringer when you step into work, change the Bluetooth® and GPS settings when you get home to save battery, or send a text to someone if you cannot answer their call.

Availability

For further information on, or to pre-order the Motorola RAZR today, click here.

The Motorola RAZR in white will be available from 1st March. Free from £21.50 a month on contract, on a choice of networks.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Motorola Mobility’s MOTOLUXE™ Smartphone to Launch in Italy

Ultra-stylish, ultra-vogue smartphone from Motorola Mobility. At a price that looks good, too

Calling all Italian style mavens! Flaunt your fashion flair with the ultra-vogue, rail-thin MOTOLUXE™smartphone from Motorola Mobility Italia. MOTOLUXE will be available starting the end of March.

When it comes to panache, this Android™ 2.3 powered smartphone sets the bar high. With a 4-inch touchscreen that’s perfect for writing emails, surfing the Web and watching movies, you’ll have fun and stay connected – whether at work, hanging out with friends or out on the town.

For photo buffs, MOTOLUXE’s 8-megapixel autofocus camera with flash lets you shoot like a pro. And after the photo shoot, take advantage of the phone’s pre-loaded social networking apps to share the pics with your friends and family.

Motorola’s MotoSwitch user interface changes the way you manage your life. With MotoSwitch, your smartphone learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information front and center. The Social Graph feature gives you easy and fast access to the people who really matter. It learns who’s most important to you and uses that information to populate the home screen. The more frequently you communicate with someone, the bigger their icon becomes. The Activity Graph gives you quick and easy access to your favorite apps, automatically changing to reflect the apps you use the most. With Music Now you can easily play your favorite music while the Smart Gallery displays your favorite pictures as collections.

When you’re on the go, MOTOLUXE’s GPS technology will point you in the right direction and make sure you get to where the action is. If that isn’t enough, the phone is Bluetooth®-enabled, as well as your portal into Android Market™ where you’ll find thousands of games, apps, music, books and movies.

MOTOLUXE also sets itself apart with a lanyard slot that lights up. So you can see when you’ve missed a call, received a text or have an email waiting for you. And, it comes in two colors - licorice and white.

“By combining sleek style with Android brains, MOTOLUXE is ideal for people who want the latest technology in a sophisticated package,” said Paolo Prearo, general manager in Motorola Mobility Italy. “Not only does this smartphone have a big screen and the latest, greatest entertainment tools, it’s affordable and won’t take a bite out of your budget.”

Media Contact:

Folco Gervasutti
+39 02 31914 225
Folco.gervasutti@hkstrategies.com

MOTOLUXE Features

Form Factor

Touchscreen

Software Platform

Android™ 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)

Dimensions

117.7x 60.5 x 9.85 mm

Display

4" FWVGA 480x854

Weight

123.6g

Processor

800MHz

Battery

1400 mAh

Talk and Standby Time1

Talk time 2G/3G: Up to 6.5h/4.5h
Standby time 2G/3G: Up to 450h/400h

Bands/Modes

850/900/1800/1900 for GSM
900/2100 for UMTS
GPRS class 12
EDGE class 12
HSDPA DL 7.2 Mbps / UL 5.76 Mbps

Connectivity

3.5 mm stereo jack (audio out), micro USB, USB2.0 HS

Bluetooth2

Bluetooth 3.0 w/o HS, HSP/HFP/A2DP/AVRCP

Messaging/Web/Apps

Email, Google Apps™ (Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Google Search™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, Google Voice Search™, Google News™, Google Weather™, Google Books™), Android Market™, SMS, MMS, email, IM

Camera

8 MP rear-facing, 2x, 4x Zoom, Auto Focus, Resolution up to 3264 x 2448, Front-facing VGA

Audio

AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV

Video

Capture/Playback/Streaming MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DiVX

Storage & Memory

512MB RAM x 1GB ROM

WLAN

802.11 b/g/n

Location Services

GPS

Pre-loaded Applications

DLNA, FM Radio


About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Motorola Mobility Brings Style and Strength to Italy with Motorola DEFY™ MINI

Water, dust, scratches…this smartphone can take whatever your adventurous life dishes out. At a price you can’t beat either

Italy, say hello to the smartphone that defies expectations. Dust-proof, water-resistant and with a scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass display, the new Motorola DEFY™ MINI by Motorola Mobility Italia is strong enough to keep up with you and your wildest adventures. And all for a price that won’t break the bank. Motorola DEFY MINI will be available from March.

The phone’s crystal-clear, 3.2-inch touchscreen display is great for email, texting and browsing the Web. And its long battery life means you can have this phone on and by your side no matter where the day (or night) takes you.

Motorola DEFY MINI keeps you connected – with the people you miss most and the places you’re going.

Snap photos of your various escapades with the phone’s 3-megapixel camera, and share all the fun you’re having with friends immediately using its pre-loaded social networking apps. You can also take advantage of Motorola DEFY MINI’s front-facing VGA camera to video chat1 with friends while you’re on the train, bus or just relaxing at home.

Plus, if you’re on the move, the phone’s GPS navigation will always keep you pointed in the right direction and make sure you get where you’re going.

With MotoSwitch, Motorola DEFY MINI can learn which songs you love, who you talk to most and which apps you get the most mileage out of. And all of this info is collected and kept front and center for you to access. Which means you’ll be so organized you’ll have loads of extra time on your hands.

But don’t worry… your boredom won’t last long. Since Motorola DEFY MINI is an Android™ -powered smartphone, you’ll have immediate access to thousands of games, apps, music, books and movies available in Android Market™.

“Motorola DEFY MINI is just the right mix of style, value, performance and toughness,” said Paolo Prearo, general manager at Motorola Mobility Italy. “It can stand up to whatever your busy life throws at you, keep you connected and organized, and capture and share your once-in-a-lifetime adventures – all with resilience and style.”

Media Contact:

Folco Gervasutti
            +39 02 31914 225    
Folco.gervasutti@hkstrategies.com


Motorola DEFY MINI Features

Form Factor

Touchscreen

Software Platform

Android™ 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)

Dimensions

109 x 58.5 x 12.55 mm

Display

3.2" HVGA with capacitive touch (480 x 320) with scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Weight

107g

Processor

600MHz

Battery

1650 mAh

Talk and Standby Time2

Up to 10 hours of Talk Time and 21 days of Standby Time

Bands/Modes

Dual-band HSDPA / Quad-band EDGE

2G: 850/900/1800/1900

3G: 900/2100, 850/1900, 850/2100

Connectivity

3.5mm audio jack

Bluetooth®3

2.1, A2DP,AVRCP,HFP,HSP,OPP,SPP

Messaging/Web/Apps

Email, Google Apps™ (Google Maps™, Google

Talk™, Google Search™, YouTube™, Google

Calendar™, Google Voice Search™, Google News™,

Google Weather™, Google Books™), Android

Market™, SMS, MMS, e-mail, IM

Camera

3MP rear-facing camera with flash, VGA front-facing for video chat

Audio

AMR, MP3, MIDI, AAC, AAC+

Video

Capture/Playback/Streaming MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 30fps@HVGA

Storage & Memory

512MB RAM x 128MB ROM, up to 32GB microSD slot

WLAN

802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct/DLNA

Location Services

GPS, A-GPS

Pre-loaded Applications

DLNA, FM Radio, Outdoor Dashboard

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Smartphone Final Numbers 2011 - All the stats including Q4 by handset brands, operating systems and installed bases

Time to do the final count for 2011 smartphone numbers. This is the one big blog about all the smartphone numbers you could ever hope for.. So please mark this page for your reference in the future and do send your colleagues here too. If you blog or write about smartphones, you may want to link here.


As always, this Quarterly and Annual blog article series is as heavily based on global stats and facts as possile. So each of the major smartphone manufacturers has provided their Quarterly results for Q4 (not all provided the numbers we hoped to receive) and the big 4 analyst houses (Gartner, IDC, Canalys and Strategy Analytics) have each given their count of total smartphone sales (or shipments, depending on their methodology). As usual, I use the average of the big 4 as the starting point, then use the best available info to calculate or closely estimate the actual numbers for each individual brand. If you want to see last year's numbers and analysis, they are here.

So while my own analysis suggested somewhat a larger number of smartphones sold in Q4 when adding all of my individual data points, the total we have to live with for Q4 is 155.1 Million units sold. And yes, we have now celebrated the first full year when smartphones have sold more than all types of personal computers (including tablet PCs like the iPad) combined. I do a separate calculation of the biggest computer makers by units sold, when smartphones are included in the count. Last year's top manufacturer list is here.

This blog article is also my official estimate (and that of my company, TomiAhonen Consulting) of the market shares both for Q4 of 2011, and as we finished the full year, this is also the final count for the full year 2011. As I started to do a year earlier, in 2010 the 'Year of the Bloodbath' in smartphones - I also will grade each major smartphone maker for the quarter and full year, for their performance with some commentary for this ended year 2011 which I called 'Year 2 of the Bloodbath, the Electric Boogaloo'.

I know some want the big picture numbers so here they are, first the full year - what will be most useful in the longer run - and then the Q4 results:

2011 FULL YEAR SMARTPHONE SALES STATISTICS


Rank . Brand . . . . 2011 units . Market Share . 2010 units . Market Share

1 (3)  . Apple  . . . . 93.1 M . . . 19.1% . . . . . . . 47.5 M . . . . 15.9%
2 (5)  . Samsung  . 90.9 M . . . 18.7% . . . . . . . 24.0 M . . . .   8.0%
3 (1)  . Nokia . . . .  77.3 M . . . 15.9% . . . . . . 100.3 M . . . .  33.7%
4 (2)  . RIM . . . . . . 52.5 M . . . 10.8% . . . . . . . 48.0 M . . . . 16.1%
5 (4)  . HTC  . . . . . 44.6 M . . .   9.2% . . . . . . .  24.6 M . . . .  8.3%
6 (7)  . Sony . . . . . 26.8 M . . .   5.5% . . . . . . . .  9.5 M . . . .  3.2%
7 (8)  . LG  . . . . . . 23.3 M . . . . 4.8% . . . . . . . .  7.0 M . . . .  2.4%
8 (-) . . Huawei . . . 20.0 M . . . .  4.1% . . . . . . . . 5.0 M . . . .  1.5%
9 (6)  . Motorola . . 18.6 M . . . .  3.8% . . . . . . . 13.7 M . . . . . 4.6%
10 (-) . ZTE . . . . .  12.0 M . . . .  2.5% . . . . . . . . 3.5 M . . . . . 1.2%
Other . . . . . . . . . . 26.5 M . . . .  5.6%
TOTAL . . . . . . . ..486.0 M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297.8 M

Source: TomiAhonen Almanac 2012
This data may be freely used and repeated

The overall industry grew by 63.2% in just one year. Apple did incredibly well growing by 96% and taking top honors for the year. Samsung had an even more monsterous year, more than tripling in size growing by 279% and coming within a hair from the top. Past master, Nokia which was bigger than its two nearest rivals put together just a year ago, had a horrid year, declining by 23% for the full year and tumbling from the top to third place and losing more than half of its market share within one 12 month period - this is a world record fall for a market leader in any industry ever, in a period of only one year. RIM was also often called for a lousy year, but at least they managed to grow a bit, with 9% growth for the year and falling in rankings from 2nd to 4th. HTC, ZTE, SonyEricsson - since rebranded to only Sony - and Huawei had strong growth years. Motorola had a bad year and was bought by Google. Sharp and Fujitsu fell out of the top 10 chart replaced by ZTE and Huawei.


2011 FULL YEAR OPERATING SYSTEM MARKET SHARES

Rank . . OS . . . . . . . .  2011 units . market share . 2010 units . market share
1 (2) . .  Android  . . .  .  208 M . . . . 43% . . . . . . . . . 54 M . . . . 18%
2 (4) . .  iOS . . . . . . . . . . 93 M . . . . 19% . . . . . . . . . 48 M . . . . 16%
3 (1) . .  Symbian . . . . . .  81 M . . . . 17% . . . . . . . . 116 M . . . . 39%
4 (3) . .  Blackberry . . . . . 52 M . . . . 11% . . . . . . . .   48 M . . . . 16%
5 (7) . .  bada * . . . . . . . . . 9 M . . . . . 2% . . . . . . . . . . 3 M *  . . . 1% *
6 (8) . .  Windows Phone * . 5 M . . . .  1% . . . . . . . . . . 2 M * . . . . 1% *
7 (5) . .  Windows Mobile . . 4 M . . . .  1% . . . . . . . . . 11 M . . . . . 4%
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28 M . . . .  6%
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .  486 M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 M

Source: TomiAhonen Almanac 2012
This data may be freely used and repeated
* - the two operating systems, bada by Samsung and Windows Phone by Microsoft were launched at the end of 2010, so the full year-to-year comparison is not valid. See analysis below by each brand of smartphone OS

In the operating system wars, Symbian and Android essentially swapped places, Symbian fell from 39% to 17% while Android went from 18% to 43%. In the second battle, Apple's iPhone iOS pulled strongly ahead from its near rival Blackberry OS and iOS even passed Symbian in the process. Among the backmarkers, Microsoft's new Windows Phone finally passed its older and incompatible sibling, Windows Mobile but still lingers in the 1% range. Samsung's bada has pulled well away now being almost twice the size of Microsoft's best. Among the others we find past major platforms that died like Palm Web/OS, Maemo and LiMo, as well as the orphaned new Nokia and Intel OS MeeGo among many others.

Please remember, I am only counting smartphones. So for example iOS has a larger number of new sales (and installed base) due to iPads and iPod Touch devices. Same true for many of the platforms, Android is increasingly also on tablets etc. The data in this blog is always only about smartphones, not all possible digital devices that might use that platform.


2011 SMARTPHONE OS INSTALLED BASE

Rank . . OS . . . . . . . .  . 2011 base . market share . 2010 base . market share
1 (1) . .  Symbian . . . . .  314 M . . . . 35% . . . . . . . . 346 M . . . . . 49%
2 (4) . .  Android  . . . . .   247 M . . . . 27% . . . . . . . . . 61 M . . . . . . 9%
3 (3) . .  iOS . . . . . . . . . 149 M . . . . 16% . . . . . . . . . 77 M . . . . . 11%
4 (2) . .  Blackberry . . . . 106 M . . . . 12% . . . . . . . .   95 M . . . . . 14%
5 (5) . .  Windows Mobile . 20 M . . . . . 2% . . . . . . . . . 48 M . . . . . . 7%
6 (7) . .  bada . . . . . . . . .  13 M . . . .   1% . . . . . . . . . . 3 M . . . . . .  0%
7 (8) . .  Windows Phone . . 7 M . . . . . 1% . . . . . . . . . . 2 M . . . . . .  0%
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 M
TOTAL  . . . . . . . . . . . . 910 M  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 M

Source: TomiAhonen Almanac 2012

This data may be freely used and repeated

Symbian still rules the world in the installed base of smartphones, benefitted also by the strong second-hand appeal of Nokia smartphones in Africa and less affluent parts of Asia and Latin America. Android's strong growth will move it past Symbian shortly in the installed base. Apple and RIM fight for the title of third and fourth biggest OS by installed base. And two years from launch, Windows Phone is nowhere near the reach of its older incompatible cousin, Windows Mobile and continues to be overshadowed by Samsung's bada.

Q4 NUMBERS

That was the full year. But the smartphone bloodbath was indeed quite tumultuous in year 2011 and the Q4 numbers will be much more indicative of where the race stands today, than the full-year picture which is obviously somewhat lagging. So lets do Q4 results

SMARTPHONE Q4 SALES BY BRAND


Rank . Brand . . . . Q4 units . Market Share . Q3 units . . . .  Market Share

1 (2)  . Apple  . . . . 37.0M . . . 23.9% . . . . . . . 17.1 M . . . . 14.4%
2 (1)  . Samsung  . 35.4 M . . . 22.8% . . . . . . . 25.1 M . . . . 21.2%
3 (3)  . Nokia . . . . 19.6 M . . . 12.6% . . . . . . . 16.8 M . . . . 14.2%
4 (5)  . RIM . . . . .  14.1 M . . . . 9.1% . . . . . . . 10.6 M . . . .  8.9%
5 (4)  . HTC  . . . . .  9.5 M . . . . 6.1% . . . . . . . 13.2 M . . . . 11.1%
6 (6)  . Sony . . . . .  9.0 M . . .   5.8% . . . . . . . . 7.6 M . . . .  6.4%
7 (8) . . Huawei . . . . 7.5 M . . .   4.8% . . . . . . .  5.4 M . . . . 4.6%
8 (7)  . LG  . . . . . . . 7.3 M . . . . 4.5% . . . . . . .  6.2 M . . . .  5.2%
9 (9)  . Motorola . . .  5.3 M . . . . 3.4% . . . . . . .  4.8 M . . . .  4.1%
10 (10) ZTE  . . . . . . 3.8 M . . . . 2.5% . . . . . . .  3.0 M . . . .  2.5%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 M . . . . 4.5%
TOTAL . . . . . . . ..155.1 M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.5 M

Source: TomiAhonen Consulting 2012
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The fight was tight between Samsung and Apple as we expected. As Samsung didn't release official numbers, I used the average as reported by the Big 4. But none of the four had Sammy ahead of the iPhone so we can safely trust that this ranking order is correct. Yet it was close. Nokia continued its slide after the Elop Effect. RIM and HTC reversed positions with Blackberry having a resurgence. Sony (ex SonyEricsson) is making a strong showing of fighting into the Top 5. And in the bottom half of the Top 10, Motorola continues its slide and Huawei is growing strongly. LG and ZTE are keeping pace with the industry.

Q4 OPERATING SYSTEM MARKET SHARES

Rank . . OS . . . . . . . .  Q4 units . market share . . Q3 units . market share
1 (1) . .  Android  . . . . . 76 M . . . . 49% . . . . . . . . . 56 M . . . . 48%
2 (3) . .  iOS . . . . . . . .  37 M . . . . 24% . . . . . . . . . 17 M . . . . 15%
3 (2) . .  Symbian . . . . . 18 M . . . . 11% . . . . . . . . . 18 M . . . . 15%
4 (4) . .  Blackberry . . .  14 M . . . . . 9% . . . . . . . . . 11 M . . . . . 9%
5 (5) . .  bada . . . . . . . .  4 M . . . . . 2% . . . . . . . . . . 3 M . . . . . 2%
6 (6) . .  Windows Phone  2 M . . . . . 1% . . . . . . . . . . 1 M . . . . . 1%
7 (-) . .  MeeGo . . . . . . .  2 M . . . . . 1% . . . . . . . . . (launched Q4 of 2011)
8 (7) . .  Windows Mobile  1 M . . . . . 0% . . . . . . . . . . 1 M . . . . . 1%
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M . . . .  1%
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 M

Source: TomiAhonen Consulting 2012
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Android continues to dominate, and nears the half-level of all smartphones sold. Apple's iOS took a solid second place and Symbian continues to crash. Blackberry held steady. In the small ranks we have bada the strongest outside the top 4. Windows Phone saw the first 600,000 phones sold by Nokia under its Lumia series in Q4 which turned the long decline of Windows Phone into a modest growth. Still, the brand new MeeGo from Nokia, even with its very limited launch availability almost tied all Windows Phone sales by all brands. I have Windows Phone at 1.8 million units and MeeGo at 1.75 million. Thus within Nokia, MeeGo and the N9 outsold all Microsoft Windows Phone based Lumia phones by.. 3 to 1. And Windows Mobile is doing its slow death. Again even the combined sales of both Microsoft platforms, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone did not match Samsung's bada sales.

ANDROID, WINDOWS PHONE MANUFACTURER SHARES

I have also been providing the market shares for the various operating systems that had more than one manufacturer, where it was 'relevant'. Recently the only OS worth monitoring was the Google Android OS family with Symbian shrinking to being mostly only Nokia and Windows Mobile shrinking overall to oblivion, but now that Nokia has launched its Lumia series, I will also give my measure of Windows Phone OS family market shares for Q4.

ANDROID FAMILY MARKET SHARES Q4
Samsung . . . 41%
Sony . . . . . .12%
HTC . . . . . . 11%
Huawei . . . . 10%
LG . . . . . . .   9%
Motorola . . . . 7%
Others . . . . . 9%
TOTAL . . . . 76.0 Million

Source: TomiAhonen Consulting 2012
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WINDOWS PHONE FAMILY MARKET SHARES Q4
HTC . . . . . 39%
Nokia . . . . 33%
Samsung . 17%
Others . . . 11%
Total . . . .  1.8 Million

Source: TomiAhonen Consulting 2012
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These are approximate market shares, to fit the overall numbers as best as possible. I do not find any particularly 'glaring' problem with any of those numbers for this past quarter (sometimes some number does not seem to be right, these are reasonable).


GRADING FULL YEAR 2011 PERFORMANCE

So, we come to the end of 2011, in the Bloodbath it was Year 2, Electric Boogaloo. We expected carnage and intrigue but the year got even more of a roller-coaster ride when Nokia suddenly committed market share suicide with the Elop Effect (combining the Ratner Effect with the Osborne Effect). As I predicted when giving a preliminary analysis of what it would cause - Nokia's market share crashed - my first prediction on February 15, when I said Nokia would end in Q4 having 12% market share haha.

The Nokia give-away was a once-in-a-lifetime type of opportunity for the swift to capitalize, and move quickly, to steal market share. The fastest to take advantage were Samsung, Apple, ZTE and Huawei. Surprisingly the usually nimble HTC didn't manage to capitalize and RIM utterly failed in its chances, unfortunately putting all its attention to the tablet PC they launched which failed miserably in the market as well. But lets look at each brand now, and a quick analysis of how well they fared in the Electric Boogaloo. As usual, I will grade each contestant by the order of their finish starting from the biggest.

APPLE - 93M, 19% - Grew unit sales strongly and grew profits strongly - Grade A

Apple had a monster year. Yes, its iPhone 4S was delayed by more than a quarter, but even then the 4 sold well and once the 4S came along, Apple had a phenomenal Christmas. More than half of Apple's income now comes from the iPhone and Apple generates easily most of the profits of the handset industry. Even while making only smartphones, Apple has crashed into the Top 3 biggest handset makers, ahead of LG and behind only Nokia and Samsung, all three of which of course make most of their phones as 'dumbphones'. What an achievement!

For Q4 Apple is doing even better, selling 24% of all smartphones sold on the planet, so Apple's trajectory is even stronger than its annual performance. And while Samsung was briefly the biggest smartphone manufacturer in Q3, Apple took back that title in Q4 - giving us a different leader in the smartphone race every Quarter of the year. Congratulations Apple, perfect year, I give you an A.

SAMSUNG - 91M, 19% - Grew sales explosively and made huge profits - Grade A+

Samsung did the nearly impossible - it had an even better year than Apple in smartphones. Before you say 'but but' - remember, Apple only doubled its sales in smartphones, Samsung more than tripled its smartphone sales - all while also being very profitable. Samsung was briefly the biggest smartphone manufacturer in Q3, partly because the iPhone 4S was delayed, and now gave the lead back to Apple. But Sammy is growing far faster than Apple and is destined to run away with the smartphone crown for the full year 2012. The race will be close still in Q1 but from Q2 Samsung should be clear of Apple...

Samsung's Q4 was also strong growing well faster than the industry and holding 23% market share. Samsung sells most of its smartphones on the Android platform, but also sells on bada and Windows Phone (and is developing Tizen with Intel for the future). The Galaxy series is synonymous with industry tech leadership currently. I grade Samsung an A+

NOKIA - 77M sales, 16% market share - lost sales massively and generated huge losses - Grade F-

Nokia's Annus Horribilis was a self-induced wound. Not a wound. A self-induced serial crippling. Yes, a year of torture by the CEO. A year of water-boarding in fact. A year ago Nokia grew by 48% and made a proft. This year as the industry grew 62% Nokia sales crashed 23% and produced massive losses. Nokia's market share in 2010 was 34%. By Q4 it was just above 12%. Nokia had scared away 65% of its customer base in just one year! We witnessed the establishment of a world record in market share destruction - not only in telecoms but in all industries. Stephen Elop will go into the Business Hall of Shame as the all-time costliest CEO. The biggest loss ever, for a current market leader. Nokia was twice as big as Apple exactly one year ago. Today (based on Q4 sales) Apple is almost exactly twice as big as Nokia in smartphones. That is a total comprehensive collapse. Nokia was doing just fine through the middle of February of last year - had an excellent early year in China sales for example, as we saw from its Q1 results - but then from February 9, Nokia's CEO had his brain-freeze and insanity took over. I have chronicled enough of the carnage on this blog, suffice it to say that his Elop Effect and the year of lunacy caused total damages so severe, Nokia destroyed a Blackberry-sized slice of Nokia's business, and yes, the CEO's moronic actions caused 3.9 Billion dollars of damage to Nokia last year. So yes, for those who remember, Siemens died fast in dumbphones, as did Motorola. Palm died fast in smartphones, as did Windows Mobile. Those market share disasters were child's play compared to what Nokia did last year. That was epic. The biggest damage to any global leader ever. EVER. Any industry. ANY INDUSTRY. Not like New Coke, not like the BP oil spill, not like British Airways Terminal 5 fiasco, etc etc etc. The biggest damage to any company in any one year, EVER.

But yes, what of that wonderful promised 'third ecosystem' fantasy by delusion-boy Elop? There were some who thought Microsoft plus Nokia would be a sure winner. There were others who felt that partnership was a case of two turkeys who will not make an eagle. It was sheer speculation until we got to see the Lumia launch. The Nokia CEO had total control of the most important new phone series launch in Nokia's history. Elop could control every aspect of it, from the design of the phones, to where they would be marketed and offered to what carriers/networks, to the pricing, to the promotion. Total control of the launch of what Nokia branded the Lumia smartphones that run on Windows Phone. The previous comparison point was the launch of Nokia's previous new operating system based smartphones, the S^3 platform of Symbian with the flagship smartphone N8, one year ago for Q4. Those sold 4 million units. Just counting for the growth in the industry of 62% Nokia should have easily sold 6.4 million Lumia smartphones under any reasonably bright CEO, without the extra effort of the most important launch ever. And Nokia threw the biggest marketing push for this smartphone series, ever. And on top of that, Microsoft came in and threw hundreds of millions of dollars more in marketing support - including giving away free Xbox 360 videogaming consoles to buyers of the Lumia800 for example in the UK. How many sales did Nokia do of all Lumia phones in Q4? More than 6.4 million? No. Not even close. 600,000 is what Nokia managed. Literally they managed only one tenth the level they did a year ago (when adjusted for industry growth in the past year). That is utterly horrid performance and the signs were all there. The Lumia is not succeeding, and will not succeed. Anyone who hopes or thinks or expects that Lumia and Microsoft can rescue Nokia, has now facts - it will not. The Lumia launch is a total dud. And major analyst houses like Morgan Stanley see Nokia struggling far more this year, that market share of 12% will end at 8% according to Morgan Stanley's projection by the end of this year.

There is a ray of hope, it is called the N9 and MeeGo (And the N950 and other MeeGo devices either designed or otherwise MeeGo compatible like the N900). MeeGo outsold Lumia by 3 to 1 (more about MeeGo below). But Nokia's psycopathic CEO refuses to let the highly desirable N9 to be sold in Nokia's major markets - to the degree in Germany the biggest newsmagazine, Der Stern actually recommended to its readers to drive to Austria or Switzerland to go buy the N9 rather than Lumia smartphones. And bizarrely he refuses to sell the sister device, the N950 anywhere! Highly desirable 'hit' phones are very rare in this industry and Nokia dearly could use one right now. Only a fool as CEO refuses to sell a hot product globally. Only a fool. As long as Elop is in charge, Nokia is continuing its death-dance and has to sell its best assets just to survive. For the company that set the world record for market share destruction in a year, and going from big profits to huge losses, Nokia deserves the worst grade ever given. Unfortunately I can only fail Nokia and give it an F-

RIM - 53M units, 11% market share - grew modestly and remained modestly profitable - Grade C+

Blackberry maker RIM had a bad year. The Blackberry had grown market share every year up to 2009. Then their sales stalled, and Android (not the iPhone) started to eat into Blackberry's share. This year they were uniquely poised to steal most of Nokia's collapsing sales of its E-Series QWERTY based business-oriented smartphones. RIM should have had an easy time taking at least 6 million Nokia customers without batting an eyelash. And in a year of 62% growth, if RIM otherwise held steady for the year, they should have been in the scale of 84 million units of Blackberry sales. Yet they didn't. RIM launched its doomed tablet PC - which took the focus away from the management. RIM's strong profits vanished and in its panic, the co-CEO's fired tons of valuable sales and marketing (and design) staff which were needed right then to capture the slice of the Nokia customer give-away. And then the OS was delayed and Blackberry's troubles just compounded. No wonder the co-CEO's were both replaced by the end of the year.

In Q4 we see a rebound, strong sales on paper, but actually the growth in Blackberry sales from Q3 is only on par with the strong growth of the overall Christmas period Q4, so RIM actually only kept pace with the industry. However, as the previous two quarters had seen actual sales declines (not just market share declines), the turn-around was welcome and signals a possibly recovering RIM for 2012. Still, for their 2011 performance, I grade Research in Motion with a C+

HTC - 45M sales, 9% market share - grew unit sales strongly and made profits - Grade C

Taiwanese HTC had a good year, inspite of the bad press. Their smartphone sales grew stronger than the industry, by 81% in fact - and HTC did report a profit every quarter. They issued a series of downgrades to their forecasts, which has been more the source of the bad press. But they outgrew the market in one of the most dynamic big industries ever seen, and they grabbed market share in a very topsy-turvy year. HTC sold smartphones on Android and both Windows based platforms.

In Q4 we see HTC stumbling quite badly and falling in market share down to 6%, so the current trend is perilous for HTC, even as it manages profits. So I find it a reasonable and kind of 'average' mid-fielder performance, I grade HTC at a C.

SONY - 27M sales, 6% market share - grew unit sales but was in and out of profits - Grade B-

The long partnership saga of Sony and Ericsson was finally ended in 2011 and Ericsson exited the handset industry (focusing only on the infrastructure side of telecoms hardware). That leaves us a potentially far stronger Sony - consumer electronics powerhouse - and owner of a slew of consumer electronics brands led by PlayStation and a vast catalog of content from movies to music. Sony(Ericsson) grew sales strongly close to 3x in size, and took a lot of market share. The partnership was notoriously poor in profitability and slipped in and out of profits in the year. As Sony(Ericsson) shifted away from Symbian and Windows Mobile to focus on Android, with its Xperia series Sony became highly desirable. The company sells about 80% of all of its handsets now as smartphones and said it will complete the transition to 100% smartphones this year. That would make Sony the first legacy handset maker to achieve that major transformation of its business (and surviving it too, haha, many rivals like Siemens, Motorola and yes, Ericsson, didn't survive that transition).

For Q4 Sony grew a little slower than the industry so its market share gains are stalling, but still for the full year, I grade Sony at a B-

LG - 23 M sales, 5% market share, grew strongly but made losses - B-

LG seems to have had an almost identical performance as Sony. LG more than tripled its sales for the year, but like Sony, LG also was both in and out of profits in its handset unit. LG offers smartphones on Android and a few token Windows Phone units. The last quarter saw worse performance from LG with the company slipping in the standings. But as it did grow strongly and is borderline in profits/losses, I grade LG with a B-

HUAWEI - 20 M Sales, 4% market share, grew explosively and made profits - Grade A

Huawei is better known for its major business of telecoms networking infrastructure (like Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent) than its handset unit, where its close sibling Chinese rival ZTE is more reversed, doing more in handsets than infrastructure. But in smartphones, Huawei has leaped ahead of ZTE and had a monster monster year. Huawei mainly offers Android based smartphones and usually at the low end of the price range. For Q4 they again grew faster than the industry. I find no fault in a perfect year for Huawei and grade them with a solid A

MOTOROLA (GOOGLE) - 19 M units, 4% share - grew modestly but continued big losses - D+

Motorola was bought by Google last year or more precisely, Google announced its intention to buy Moto, and they are now in the legal process to complete that deal. I will for now continue to call its Motorola unit as Motorola. So Moto-Moto, what have you done for me lately? Not much. Was yet another under-par year for the former giant known for the Razr. So how did it go in the Electric Boogaloo? Moto grew sales yes, but less than the rate of the industry, so they lost market share. Motorola had abandoned Symbian already a while back and also ended its use of Microsoft based operating systems, concentrating only on Android. They were 'thanked' by Microsoft with a lawsuit on patent infringements.. (Microsoft simply doesn't 'get it' that lawsuits in mobile will only make you more hated and the major players in this industry have very long memories). For Q4 Motorola continued its slide, growing less fast than the industry. So when you bleed market share, and do that unprofitably, that is bad business. I grade Motorola year 2011 at a D+

ZTE - 12M units, 3% market share, grew massively while making a profit - A-

Just like its bigger brother Huawei, ZTE also grew enormously in 2011, more than 3x bigger. They made a profits. They only provide Android handsets. Their only minor blemish was that in Q4 they grew a little less fast than the industry overall while not enough to lose market share. That is why I grade them an A-

FUJITSU - out of Top 10 - F

Fujitsu promised they will re-enter the global market and did launch in some Asian markets. So far their record is poor for 2011 and they fell out of the Top 10. I score them an F

SHARP - out of Top 10 - F

Sharp had already started on their come-back to the world stage, but that had its series of stumbles and bumps (they were the manufacturer of Microsoft's Kin series, a pair of youth phones that established a world record for new launch and market removal of 6 weeks in 2010). As they made some Android based moves to some markets around the world, their sales did not keep them in the Top 10. I grade them an F


OPERATING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Now lets do the operating systems. Two died in 2011 (Palm Web/OS by Hewlett Packard and LiMo by the Linux Foundation). Two more had their deaths announced (Symbian and MeeGo). One new OS launched (MeeGo). Two more were announced (Tizen and Meltemi). And Android continued to roll as the huge steamroller of the OS wars while Microsoft Windows Phone - then the 8th ecosystem - convinced Nokia to join in the propaganda to promote the Windows Phone as supposedly the 'Third Ecosystem' haha. What a laugh. But like with the phones, lets do these in size from biggest to smallest.

ANDROID - 208 M units, 43% market share - grew explosively - Grade A

Google's Android is now three years of age and it has taken the world's most competitive global industry ever, and is on the brink of having captured half of it (some analyst houses have jumped the gun and claim Android is already past 50% in smartphones in Q4 but Google's own activation numbers do not support that view). Android grew almost 4-fold in 2011 from 54 million to 208 million units per year. Android features smartphones made by Samsung, HTC, Sony, LG, Huawei, Motorola (Google) and ZTE out of the Top 10 plus many smarpthones outside the Top 10 like Fujitsu, Sharp, Mi-Fone, etc. In Q4 the sales growth slowed a bit but was still well faster than the industry growth rate. All in all, perfect year for Android. I grade them an A

iOS - 93 M units, 19% share - grew strongly - Grade A-

Apple's iOS grew very strongly in 2011, nearly doubling in size and taking a lot of market share. Not much more to report. Sold only on Apple iPhones in the smartphone races (plus some other Apple products). The Q4 was a stellar quarter but Q3 was under-par due to the late launch of the iPhone 4S. Still a near perfect year for the iOS platform, I grade it an A-

SYMBIAN - 81 M units, 17% market share - collapsed - Grade F

What can I say? Symbian towered over its rivals a year ago  Now its a shadow of what it was and while Nokia's delusional CEO Stephen Elop first promised Nokia would produce another 150 million more Symbian smarphones when he said Nokia would transition to Microsoft - and most analysts said that was a ludicrous pipe-dream - today Elop has admitted it was a futile attempt and has reneged on that promise. If I was a Nokia app developer partner, I could not imagine a more disasterous year from Nokia, from abandoning the replacement platform MeeGo and the promised migration path to it via Qt, to badmouthing Symbian and the ecosystem, to unbranding the Ovi store, to shifting Nokia handset production to outsourced Taiwanese Compal, to switching away from Nokia staple components, to abandoning Nokia standard (and industry-leading) features - to now turning back on the solid promise of 150 million more Symbian devices. Yes, only a year ago, in January 2011, Nokia's Ovi had become the world's second biggest app store by downloads - and was rapidly catching up to Apple. Now all that is wasted..

So yes, while the industry grew 62%, Symbian saw sales crash by 31%. The last Symbian partners were solidly committed for big sales of Symbian, in particular in Japan, and very importantly NTT DoCoMo the biggest carrier/operator of Japan, but that all died in February of last year with the dual death-nails of the Elop Effect. By Q4 Symbian's death-spiral is only accelerating - with now the third straight decline of Symbian sales. Not decline of market share, but true decline of sales. This from a platform so strong, it grew 44% just the year before. If you lose actual sales in a year when the industry grows 62% - then you have failed and I grade Symbian an F

BLACKBERRY - 52 M units, 11% market share - anemic growth - C-

Blackberry did grow, but barely for the year. RIM is the only manufacturer making Blackberry compatible smarpthones (but interestingly and perhaps ironically, they are migrating to be compatible with Nokia's Qt developer tools - the ones that Nokia itself is now moving away from as Qt is compatible with Symbian and with MeeGo but not with Windows Phone). For Q4 they had a little bit of a come-back but only still grew at the pace of the industry, not more. Thus for the year I grade the Blackberry OS with a C-

bada - 9 M sales, 2% market share - massive growth - A-

Samsung's bada is the biggest and best-growing of the three new operating systems, and where Microsoft sells the fantasy of Windows Phone being somehow a 'third' ecosystem, in reality bada is very legitimately now the 5th ecosystem. bada only powers Samsung based smartphones and Samsung stepped into the place vacated by Nokia with the MeeGo partnership, to join Intel to develop Tizen as the next open source based smartphone OS to power not just Samsung but many other brand smartphones. Note that the comparison between 2011 and 2010 data is not comparable, because bada launched in the last quarter of 2010, so the right comparison is only Q4 of 2011 to Q4 of 2010 where the growth was 3.5x ie truly massive. bada grew ever consecutive quarter and once again in Q4 it grew faster than the industry. This is excellent for a new OS platform - I grade bada at A-

Windows Phone - 5 M sales, 1% market share - declining sales - grade D+

Note just like bada, Windows Phone data cannot be compared directly between 2011 and 2010, because Windows Phone launched at the end of 2010 so the sales number is not for full year 2010 but only Q4 of 2010. And when we compare Q4 2011 to Q4 2010, Microsoft's brand new Windows Phone OS sales have.. yes.. declined. In Q4 of 2010, Microsoft's Windows Phone shipped 2 million units (most of which were free early trial smarphones) By Q4 of 2011, Windows Phone sold only 1.8 million units which included the launch of Nokia and its Lumia smartphones, which accounted for 600,000 out of the Windows Phone totals or exactly one third. The others came mostly from HTC and Samsung. Note that Windows Phone lost unit sales for three quarters straight, Q1, Q2 and Q3 and then Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer fired the Windows Phone President (sorry, no he was not fired, he was demoted). Ballmer himself expressed frustration time and again in 2011 how Windows Phone sales were declining and disappointing. In Microsoft's best market, the USA, even in Q4 the older and obsolete (and incompatible) Windows Mobile OS still outsold Windows Phone! And Microsoft started to hide the true division by making a big marketing PR push to call now all Windows Mobile smartphones also Windows Phone (which they obviously are not) and each of the big 4 analyst houses have stopped separating the two OS platforms, calling it simply Microsoft. The performance of Windows Phone is dismal and I grade it at D+

WINDOWS MOBILE - 5M sales, 1% market share - declined sales - C-

Yes, Windows Mobile did decline more than Windows Phone - but Windows Mobile was announced dead more than two years ago, and it simply refuses to die. Like I said, in the USA, Microsoft's best market, it still stubbornly outsells Windows Phone in Q4 of 2011. For the full year, Windows Phone lost almost two thirds of its sales and its market share fell into the toilet from 4% to 1%. But it just refuses to go away, to Microsoft's great dismay. Yes its about to vanish and yes it fell massively, but I salute the attitude of refusing to go quietly, and I give that spunkiness a bit of respect and grade good ole WinMo with C-

MEEGO - 2M sales, 0% market share - new launch OS first quarter - B+

The newest and hottest of the three new operating systems, MeeGo by Nokia and Intel, is also already a dead-man-walking. In a bizarre decision by the delusional Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, he announced in the summer, that even if the sales of the N9 - the first MeeGo handset - were exceptionally good - he would not authorize any more MeeGo devices to be made by Nokia (beyond the N9 and its sister N950 which was already announced). So Nokia took all the trouble to create a fully functional touch-screen optimized smartphone OS, which by all reviews is excellent - and which is open source, Linux based, and compatible with Qt, Nokia's developer tools - and which does not cost one cent to Nokia to use in any handsets - and which works on Nokia's standard components and can be manufactured in Nokia's mostly idling massive factories (so badly idling, Nokia has already been forced to shut down and/or sell 3 of them just because of the collapse of Nokia sales last year). And then Nokia announce it will replace MeeGo with Windows Phone, which is not open source, is not Linux based, is not compatible with Qt, and for which Nokia has to pay a license to Microsoft for every handset ever sold, which does not work with Nokia standard components, and at least the first Lumia phones were made in Taiwanese factories of Compal, not in Nokia's own (idling) factories. And this OS, MeeGo, the CEO says he won't ever use again? What is wrong with him? I can see if the alternate was 'not open' or 'expensive to use ie needs a royalty payment' or 'not compatible with Nokia's tools' but where MeeGo is in every way better than Windows Phone - I didn't even mention how many ways Windows Phone is not compatible with Nokia standard features and functions (but MeeGo of course is)..

So, we have an excellent launch Quarter for Nokia's MeeGo - a launch which was totally abandoned by the CEO who spent all the money on the Lumia Windows Phone launch (simultaneously). The N9 was the only handset sold (bizarrely, the N950 also on MeeGo is manufactured yes, but in tiny numbers. Mad!) and the N9 is only sold in obscure or tiny countries. Like New Zealand or Nigeria or Kazakhstan - no offense to my friends in any of those countries haha.. MeeGo did about 1.75 million units of sales - three times as many as the two Lumia smartphones in the same Quarter - and the one handset N9 alone almost matched all Windows Phone smartphones made by HTC, Nokia, Samsung and the other Windows Phone partners in Q4, which were obviously sold in most of the biggest smartphone countries and definitely the most affluent countries. Considering that Nokia gave it no support and deliberately prevented the N9 from being sold in any major countries - I mentioned the German magazine actually telling readers to drive to another country to buy it, that it is so good - I grade 1.75 million sales - and a 1% market share for its launch quarter a good performance at B+

PALM WEB/OS - terminated in 2011 - F

Hewlett-Packard bought Palm when its Web/OS and the latest Palm smartphones were rated second best on many tech sites behind only the iPhone. HP could have 'easily' turned its Palm asset into what the iPhone is to Apple - to deliver half of sales and most of profits - and help push the company to the top of the most profitable companies on the planet - as the Palm purchase was optimally timed if HP - already a maker of smartphones - wanted to capitalize on the massive smartphone industry expansion. It utterly failed, rather than using the existing Palm devices and rebadging them with HP and rapidly flooding the market with a hot smartphone - instead HP decided that a smartphone is a pocket PC and tried to make a business tool out of its Palm unit. That silly adventure ended last year when the Palm Web/OS unit was turned into an open source project. Palm is for all practical purposes dead now. Hence, if you die in the year that the industry grew by 62% - you failed. Miserably. I grade Hewlett-Packard's Palm misadventure as an F

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Also note, you may freely recreate the above tables into better form, including any diagrams and graphs if you like as long as you mention the source.


IF YOU WANT MORE INFO

I have published the TomiAhonen Phone Book 2010 about the mobile phone handset industry statistics and data up to the end of year 2010. It has 98 tables and charts about the handset industry, including cameraphone resolutions, browsers, bluetooth, 3G, etc and regional data and user data and all sorts of facts. It is only available as an eBook with pages formated for the small screens of smartphones, so you can carry the pdf file with you to have the stats everywhere. The Phone Book costs only 9.99 Euros so it won't damage your budget. See more at this link TomiAhonen Phone Book 2010.

If you like this information about smartphones but are more interested in the overall mobile telecoms industry from data services to subcribers to revenues to advertising to consumers etc, I publish an annual statistical volume, called the TomiAhonen Almanac with 94 tables and charts. It has of course one chapter on handsets and the above data in this blog article is part of that chapter. The current edition is from year 2011 but I am about to release the 2012 edition within literally days from now with all data current to January 2012. So if you buy the 2011 edition today as we are less than one month from the next edition, I will actually deliver to you both, so that 2011 edition immediately, and the new 2012 edition when it is released, for the same low price of 9.99 Euros. Please do not buy the wrong eBook, as they have some overlap! See more including table of contents at TomiAhonen Almanac 2011.

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Motorola Mobility Celebrates Hollywood’s Biggest Night with Special Edition ‘Red Carpet’ DROID RAZR MAXX

Fans will have their chance to win this special edition smartphone through a Twitter sweepstakes

Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) has added another layer of glitz and glamour to Hollywood’s biggest night, creating a special edition “Red Carpet” DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola.

The phone, which will go out to select nominees and presenters at this year’s event, has twice the battery life of other smartphones. So, this Sunday, nominees with a DROID RAZR MAXX will have what they need to get through the big day – from the minute they wake up until the after-party champagne runs dry.

With its sleek design and vibrant 4.3-inch display, the phone will look every bit as good as the stars do walking the red carpet. And with DROID RAZR MAXX’s 8-megapixel camera and HD video recording, Hollywood’s elite can turn the camera back on the paparazzi and capture all the red carpet action from their perspective.

Plus, with up to 21 hours of talk time, the stars will have more than enough battery life to chat with the press, check in at home, surf the Web from their seats or Tweet to their adoring fans – all at lightning-fast speeds.

Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominees received the phone within a glamorous, gold sequined pouch, just big enough to keep the evening’s essentials. Nominees for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor and Best Director were given a high-end shaving kit, so they can keep their faces as smooth, beautiful and chiseled-looking as ever.

We’ve also outfitted them with a Motorola ELITE SLIVER Bluetooth® headset small enough to conceal – and stylist-approved.

For mere mortals who don’t appear on the silver screen, they’ll have a chance to get their hands on a special edition “Red Carpet” DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola with a Twitter sweepstakes that kicks off Thursday, February 23. Five fans have the chance to win their own device online by retweeting #RedCarpetRAZR. For additional details, visit www.twitter.com/motorola.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Motorola Mobility Celebrates Hollywood’s Biggest Night with Special Edition ‘Red Carpet’ DROID RAZR MAXX

Fans will have their chance to win this special edition smartphone through a Twitter sweepstakes

Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) has added another layer of glitz and glamour to Hollywood’s biggest night, creating a special edition “Red Carpet” DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola.

Verizon, Motorola Mobility, BoxTone Unveil New Mobile Solution for Health Care Industry

Companies Collaborate to Meet Patient-Care Needs With Android-Based Devices, Apps

Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Motorola Mobility Inc. and BoxTone are collaborating to develop a comprehensive mobile solution to help satisfy the unique security, reliability and usability requirements of the health care industry. By providing health care practitioners with secure mobile devices and apps, patient care can be improved through the sharing of clinical data in near-real time to help speed decision making and control costs.

The jointly created offering leverages BoxTone’s automated Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) software platform on select Motorola devices, such as the DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX smartphones, as well as DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 tablets, all of which tap the power of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Health care organizations can now reliably deploy Android-based mobile devices and apps that are designed to help them meet strict compliance requirements, including privacy measures outlined in the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

This comprehensive solution from three leaders in mobile health proactively addresses mobile security and privacy by incorporating a new layer of data protection with automated mobile device and application management, thereby helping to enable widespread Android adoption in health care. Motorola Mobility and BoxTone are both Verizon Business Solutions Alliance partners.

“This solution underscores the important role mobility is playing in transforming health care,” said Dr. Peter Tippett, vice president and chief medical officer, Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions, the company’s health IT practice group that is part of Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “Mobile devices and health care apps represent one of the biggest IT opportunities of the decade to improve and transform care delivery. Working with Motorola Mobility and BoxTone, we have brought together complementary capabilities to create an easy-to-deploy and manage mobility solution for our health care customers.”

Motorola Mobility smartphones are well-suited for health care environments, incorporating coatings of water-repellent nanoparticles, brilliant displays using Corning® Gorilla® Glass for scratch-resistance and innovative materials for strength such as KEVLAR® fiber for DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX. Easy to slip into a lab coat pocket, the smartphones and tablets also feature pre-loaded Citrix® software for access to electronic medical records, 3LM software for embedded device security and the BoxTone EMM software for automated life-cycle management.

Christy Wyatt, senior vice president and general manager of Motorola Mobility’s enterprise business unit, said: “Mobile technology has the potential to bring greater efficiencies and more robust capabilities to the health care industry. The combination of Motorola devices with BoxTone’s software solution and Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network can significantly enhance health care providers’ ability to deliver enhanced care to patients.”

BoxTone’s automated EMM platform provides high levels of service and security at a low cost and risk for health care organizations. BoxTone’s full lifecycle EMM platform incorporates enterprise-grade mobile device management for automated provisioning, security configuration, compliance monitoring and enforcement, change management, and retirement. It also includes mobile support management for remote service desk support through real-time views into mobile status, automated diagnostics, embedded knowledgebase and click-to-fix, as well as mobile operations management for continuous real-time service monitoring, proactive alerting and system tuning.

“Working with Verizon and Motorola Mobility, we have developed a comprehensive solution to securely deploy, manage, monitor and support the Android-based mobilization of health care,” said Alan Snyder, chief executive officer of BoxTone. “When smartphones, tablets and mobile apps are securely and reliably managed centrally, health care organizations gain the freedom to deliver significant point-of-care enhancements and increased patient satisfaction.”

[Note: Verizon, Motorola Mobility and BoxTone will demonstrate this health care mobility solution in the Verizon booth (#2463) at HIMSS 2012, Las Vegas, Feb. 20-24. For more information, including available promotional offers, contact your Verizon business specialist or visit www.verizonwireless.com/contactrep.]


About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, with nearly 109 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 194,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

Verizon, Motorola Mobility, BoxTone Unveil New Mobile Solution for Health Care Industry

Companies collaborate to meet patient-care needs with Android-based devices, apps

Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Motorola Mobility Inc. and BoxTone are collaborating to develop a comprehensive mobile solution to help satisfy the unique security, reliability and usability requirements of the health care industry. By providing health care practitioners with secure mobile devices and apps, patient care can be improved through the sharing of clinical data in near-real time to help speed decision making and control costs.

Verizon’s Droid RAZR leaked screenshots show Android 4.0.3 build, update imminent?

Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR owners, are you looking forward to receiving Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for your phone? Well if you are, it looks like the official update for your handset could be nearing completion thanks to a series of screenshots that show off the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich build running on Verizon’s Motorola Droid RAZR.

Now we have no way of actually verifying the authenticity of this build, but based on the various screenshots and comments in the forum where they were posted, it looks like this might be the real thing, not to mention the inclusion of Verizon bloatware seems to point towards that direction as well.

We reported that Motorola detailed their Android 4.0 update timetable last week, and Verizon’s Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX had its expected timing listed as “further details to follow” and with the update still in its evaluation and planning phase. So are we looking a photoshop job here, or a ROM, or are Verizon and Motorola hard at work at pushing out the Android 4.0 update for Droid RAZR owners in a more timely fashion?

For more information, head on over to the Droidrzr forums where additional screenshots will also be available.

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Motorola Mobility Brings MOTOACTV™ to Israel - The Ultimate Fusion of Music and Fitness

World's First GPS Fitness Tracker and Smart MP3 Player. All in one

Burn more calories, beat that personal best and train even harder with MOTOACTV™, the new device marrying fitness and music from Motorola Mobility in Israel. MOTOACTV is a lightweight, wearable fitness performance tracker and smart music player in one – it’s the equivalent of having a professional fitness instructor and your favorite DJ helping you train at all times. MOTACTV is available now from 1,999 ILS including VAT.

Whether your goal’s the completion of a fun run, marathon, or everything else in between, sync MOTOACTV with your PC, and you’ll be able to check out the music you perform to best. You will be able to track your workouts over extended time periods, set goals and even create workout competitions with your friends via https://motoactv.com/. With MOTOACTV’s easy to navigate touch-screen display you can instantly launch a new workout or find that one song you’ve been dying to hear.

“Motorola has created a new category of smart device that supports your active lifestyle with the addition of MOTOACTV,” said William Ripley, general manager, Companion Products EMEA, Motorola Mobility. “Workout smarter without using multiple devices or even wires, with the first multi-activity music and fitness tracking device with the brains to push you beyond your limits.”

Play The Numbers Game
We get it, you love statistics. You’re obsessed with your pace, number of calories burned, miles covered, personal records and fitness facts. MOTOACTV uses Motorola AccuSense™ technology and GPS to ensure measurement accuracy of your performance. Your time, distance, speed, heart rate* and calories burned are all measured, so you can reach your fitness or weight loss goals faster than ever.

Then, upload your workout to MOTOACTV.com to analyse the performance data tracked by the device and review useful, easy-to-understand charts, tools and programs that help you see your strengths and empower you to overcome challenges. You can also get workout tips and training plans from fitness experts at MOTOACTV.com and on your Motorola Android™-powered smartphone with our free mobile app available via Android Market™.

Sprint. Cycle. Sing.
Your heart’s pumping, your thighs are burning but you’ve hit the wall with five laps to go. You need a serious tune to get you through. MOTOACTV can rock up to 4,000 of your favorite songs while tracking your every move, from the street to the gym. Ultra-portable, you choose the way you want to wear MOTOACTV: strap it on your wrist or arm, clip it to your shirt or mount it on your bike during an outdoor ride.

Your playlist is more than just workout songs: they’re songs that push you to perform at your best. The smart music player learns what tracks motivate you most by measuring your performance against your music and then uses those songs to create your personal high-performance playlist.

On those days when your automatically generated high-performance playlist isn’t doing the trick, you can switch to FM radio for even more song variety. And if the music is really moving you, go that extra mile – MOTOACTV tracks your outdoor training via GPS.
Keep Connected, Keep Your Pace,
MOTOACTV also gives you the option to stay connected to your Motorola Android™-powered smartphone, so you can answer calls, receive texts and rock out via your headphones without breaking a stride.


MOTOACTV will rock your fitness goals with the following features:

Ongoing tracking of fitness performance stats, including pace, distance, calories burned, and map of route covered, with automatic wireless syncing of workout data to MOTOACTV.com
8GB of storage for endless playlists
Sports a 1.6” full-color touch-screen display that auto-adjusts for indoor or outdoor lighting and is sweat-proof, rain-resistant and featuring scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Option to sync with the latest Android-powered smartphone to receive incoming calls and texts
FM radio capabilities for more song variety
Up to five hours of battery life for outdoor workouts, 10 hours indoors, and nearly two weeks on standby
Supports both Bluetooth® 4.0 and ANT+ wireless connectivity for your existing fitness sensors and your future ones
Size: 46mm x 46mm x 9.6 mm
Weight: 35 g

Pricing and Availability
MOTOACTV is available now in Israel from selected professional sport shops, Wertheimer Sports, gym clubs like: Go-Active, selected e-commerce sites, like: Shvoong & O-store and participation in major sports events like Tel-aviv & Jerusalem marathons.

The recommended retail price for MOTOACTV 8GB is from 1,999 ILS including VAT, which includes SF200 sports wired headset, wrist strap, clip and USB charging and sync cable. For those who enjoy multiple sports, the cross training accessory pack at 399 ILS including VAT adds an arm band, bike mount and wall charger to ensure you are always ready for the next training session.

Motorola Mobility and Movistar Deliver the Smartphone that Works and Plays as Hard as You Do: Motorola PRO+

A powerful smartphone optimized for business but fun enough to use for your personal life – Motorola PRO+ is your personal assistant and best friend

Life is full of demands, and we all could use a little extra help. With the sleek and sophisticated Motorola PRO+, brought to you by Motorola Mobility of Argentina S.A. and Movistar, you can have your own personal assistant that fits right in your pocket. Motorola PRO+ gives you the power to edit important documents on the go, multitask when every second counts, and encrypt sensitive work information so your IT manager can sleep at night. This sublime blend of touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard and Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) makes this smartphone ready for anything. The Motorola PRO+ will be available in Argentina through Movistar starting next days with a price of $1199 with a plan of $199, or $1399 with a plan of $149. Movistar Business and Professionals clients will also be able to access to the same promotional price of $1199, acquiring the Business and Professionals plan 1000 (PLMC20 $208+imp); and to the $1399 with a Full Navigation plan (ECE1GB $125 + imp).

Motorola PRO+ has a quick 1GHz processor and physical QWERTZ keyboard for more efficient typing and texting when you need to update a client on the fly. The device is also packed with productivity features to make your life easier and to help you impress your boss, including the pre-loaded Quickoffice Connect for accessing, creating and editing documents on-the-go. We know that it’s a fast-paced world, going in and out of widgets wastes precious time, so now key widgets – such as your calendar and email – are scrollable, direct from your home screen

Motorola PRO+ merges all of your personal and business information for you in a convenient system designed to make your life easier. Take the pressure off knowing Motorola PRO+ syncs services from multiple sources, so all your contacts are viewable the way you want them, calendar options are available to arrange, edit, and respond to meeting invites, and even direct dial conference dial options, and intuitive email solutions that can even anticipate who you may be sending an email to before you do. Its 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities enables you to connect multiple devices, such as a laptop or tablet, for quick access to the Web, corporate email and calendar synching. Plus, it features scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass so tossing your phone in your bag or pocket doesn’t have to be a disaster

“Motorola PRO+ is an incredibly efficient smartphone; built to consolidate work and personal life for an advanced smartphone experience,” said Germán Greco, marketing product director, Motorola Mobility. “Why shouldn’t you expect your smartphone to make your life easier and to give you an edge at work? That’s our goal at Motorola.”

Motorola PRO+ knows how to have fun too – it is ready for full customization to bring you the games and applications most important to you. It is preloaded with Music Player and Gallery so you can listen to your music, receive updates on music news and events with your favorite artists, and stay in touch with friends whether you’re at work or play. Plus, with Adobe® Flash® Player 10.3, you’ll be able to access the online content you love. Motorola PRO+ is also preloaded with the latest *Google Mobile™ services including Google Maps™ 5.0, Google Talk™ and over 400,000 apps from Android Market™.

Motorola PRO+ is a smartphone that you and your IT department can agree upon. Nothing says business ready better than the leading security features; whether it’s remote wipe to your device and SD card, password expiration and history, or full encryption, your IT manager will breathe a sigh of relief. Motorola PRO+ also comes loaded with 25 Exchange ActiveSync security policies – including PIN lock, auto-discovery of Exchange Servers, Extended Device Management API’s and 3LM integration. Your sensitive information – your career – is guarded in this virtual vault with Motorola PRO+.

Smart Accessories
A suite of smart accessories ensures users get the most from the Motorola Pro+. Available accessories include Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Car Kit, Portable Power, and Car Charger For more information on Motorola PRO+ please visit www.motorola.com/mobility.

Availability
Motorola PRO+ is expected to be available in Argentina through Movistar starting next days with a price of $1199 with a plan of $199, or $1399 with a plan of $149. For further information about Motorola PRO+, please visit www.motorola.com/mobility

About Movistar in Argentina
Movistar is the operator of Telefónica Group's cellular market inArgentina, a country with more than 16.7 million customers, giving it leadership in the domestic market and a leading position in the launch product and service innovations in mobile telephony.

About Telefónica Group
Globally, Telefónica is the first company in Latin America, the second integrated telecommunications company in the world andthe third by market capitalization in the industry, serving more than295 million customers in 25 countries.
In Argentina has more than 16.7 million mobile lines, 1.5 millionbroadband accesses and 4.6 million fixed lines.


About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Motorola Android Software Upgrade News

ANDROID SOFTWARE UPGRADE NEWS
Thank you for being a Motorola Mobility customer. We know you value having the latest and greatest technology on your device. We are working very closely with Google and our carrier partners to bring you the best possible experience on each of our devices powered by Android. This means ensuring  that all upgrades and updates enhance device functionality and provide an overall improved experience.

As previously communicated, DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID 4, DROID BIONIC, DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1, and MOTOROLA XOOM WiFI + 3G/4G will be upgraded to ICS. Additional details on timing for these products will be shared at a later date.

To help our customers understand the steps we go through to develop an upgrade, we are describing the high-level process for delivering upgrades below.  During this process, we work to ensure that an upgrade is possible, and that it provides a satisfying experience.  For each smartphone or tablet currently in the market, you will see updated information on what stage the upgrade plan is in.
* Please note this timing is Motorola Mobility's best estimate and contingent on successful completion of testing.

MOTOROLA MOBILITY UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
Every software upgrade or update for a device goes through several phases. These are:

The duration of each cycle varies and in some cases is dependent on our carrier partners’ requirements. As our products complete each phase, we get closer to releasing upgrades and therefore we can provide a better estimate as to its availability.

PHASE 1 – EVALUATION & PLANNING: During this phase, we evaluate the benefits, technical issues and user experience of an upgrade. Generally, we are not able to provide release dates in this stage. There are also some cases in which we can state that an upgrade will happen but are not able to provide a release date. Please note that some products that enter the Evaluation and Planning phase may not complete the upgrade cycle.

PHASE 2 – DEVELOPMENT: This phase represents the development of the software upgrade. When a device is in the Development Phase, we will provide an estimated calendar quarter for its availability. This date and the development activities are subject to change.

PHASE 3 – TESTING: Testing is an important phase to ensure that an upgrade works properly and delivers an improved experience. Testing time may vary depending on the device and carrier requirements. Once a potential upgrade enters this phase, Motorola Mobility will provide the approximate month that we expect an over-the-air (OTA) upgrade to become available to consumers. Availability still depends upon completion of testing and certification by carriers or relevant authorities.

PHASE 4 – AVAILABLE: Once the upgrade is approved by the carrier or local regulators, Motorola Mobility will note on this site that the software is available. In most cases, consumers will receive a notification on their device that the OTA upgrade is available. An available upgrade or update may be rolled out over a period of time in order to best manage the deployment volume and experience. At times, a small testing group is provided the upgrade before it's made available to a larger group. On your Motorola Android Phone or Tablet, you can go to Settings ⇒ About Phone/Tablet ⇒ System Updates to manually check for an OTA upgrade. All estimated release dates are based on available information and are subject to change.
This page details plans for major Android software upgrades only.  (Please click here for important information.)

A note about Ice Cream Sandwich:

Motorola Mobility is able to provide the following guidance on Android 4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich, abbreviated as "ICS") upgrade availability based on where each product is in the Motorola Mobility Development Cycle described above.

Updated: 15-February-2012

 
The following products have a minimum of 1G of RAM.

Device Name
Country
Current Phase
Expected Timing
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only
USA
Available
Rollouts began in January 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only
Asia Pacific, Canada, China, EMEA, Japan &  LATAM
Development
Rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA RAZR
Asia Pacific, Canada, China, EMEA, Japan, Korea & LATAM
Development
Rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM Family Edition
USA
Development
Rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
MT917
China
Development
Rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
XT928
China
Development
Rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
ATRIX 2
Asia-Pacific, LATAM, USA, and selected other markets
Development
Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.
ATRIX 4G MB860
USA
Development
Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.
PHOTON 4G
USA
Development
Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 2
Asia Pacific, EMEA, and LATAM
Development
Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 2 Media Edition
Asia Pacific, EMEA, and LATAM
Development
Rollouts begin in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XYBOARD 8.2
USA
Development
Rollouts begin Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XYBOARD 10.1
USA
Development
Rollouts begin Q3 2012.
ATRIX / ATRIX 4G MB860/MB861/ME860
Asia Pacific, EMEA and LATAM
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID 4
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID BIONIC
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID RAZR
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID RAZR MAXX
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID XYBOARD 8.2
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID XYBOARD 10.1
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
ELECTRIFY
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
PHOTON 4G
Japan
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G  MZ600
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G
Asia Pacific, EMEA and LATAM
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.

The following products have 512MB of RAM.

Device Name
Country
Current Phase
Expected Timing
ADMIRAL
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID 3
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
DROID X2
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
MILESTONE 3 / MOTOROLA XT860
China, LATAM, and North America
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
MILESTONE X2
USA
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
MT870
China
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA PRO+
Worldwide
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
XT605
LATAM
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
XT615 / XT685 / MOTOLUXE
Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, and selected other markets
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.
XT882
China
Evaluation & Planning
Further details to follow.

Upgrade View by Region
News as of: 15-February-2012

The table below includes a listing of Motorola Mobility’s devices by region and their latest available software upgrade.  Please look under the appropriate geographic region to find your device.

Device Name*

USA

MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ604
ICS Upgrade rollouts began in January 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM Family Edition
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
ATRIX 2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
ATRIX 4G MB860
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
Upgrade to Android 2.3 now available (Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates) or here.
PHOTON 4G
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XYBOARD 8.2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XYBOARD 10.1
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
ADMIRAL
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID 3
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID 4
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID BIONIC
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID RAZR
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID RAZR MAXX
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID X2
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID XYBOARD 8.2
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID XYBOARD 10.1
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
ELECTRIFY
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MILESTONE 3
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MILESTONE X2
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA PRO+
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G MZ600
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DROID 2 A955
Upgrade to Android 2.3 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates).
DROID 2 Global A956
Upgrade to Android 2.3 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates).
DROID X2 MB870
Upgrade to Android 2.3 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates).
BRAVO MB520
Upgrade to Android 2.2 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates).
DEFY MB525
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available. For info, click here.
DROID A855
Upgrade to Android 2.2 is complete (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates).
DROID X MB810
Upgrade to Android 2.2 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates).
FLIPSIDE MB508
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available here.
BACKFLIP MB300
Upgrade to Android 2.1 now available here.
CHARM MB502
Will remain on Android 2.1.
CLIQ MB200
Upgrade to Android 2.1 now available here.
FLIPOUT MB511
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MILESTONE A854
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MILESTONE XT720
Will remain on Android 2.1.
DEVOUR A555
Will remain on Android 1.6.
CLIQ XT MB501 (T-Mobile)
Will remain on Android 1.5. For info, click here.
CLIQ XT MB501 (Wal-Mart)
Will remain on Android 1.5.
MOTOROLA i1
Will remain on Android 1.5.
Canada

MOTOROLA RAZR
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA PRO+
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ604
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 now available. (Menu > Settings > About tablet > System updates) .
MOTOROLA XT860
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
ATRIX 4G MB860
Upgrade to Android 2.3 now available (Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates) or here.
MILESTONE A853
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now rolling out, click here for more information.
MILESTONE A854
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MILESTONE XT720
Will remain on Android 2.1.
BACKFLIP MB300
Will remain on Android 1.5.
DEXT MB200
Will remain on Android 1.5.
MOTOROLA i1
Will remain on Android 1.5.
QUENCH MB501
Will remain on Android 1.5.
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

MOTOROLA RAZR
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ604
ICS Upgrade rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 now available in select countries. Visit motorola.com/myxoom for more details (Menu > Settings > About tablet > System updates) .
MOTOROLA XOOM 2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 2 Media Edition
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
ATRIX MB860/MB861
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 2.3 now available (Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates) or here.
MOTOLUXE
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA PRO+
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G MZ601
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 now available in select countries. Visit motorola.com/myxoom for more details (Menu > Settings > About tablet > System updates).
DEFY MINI
Will remain on Android 2.3.
DEFY+  MB526
Will remain on Android 2.3.
MILESTONE 2 A953 Will remain on Android 2.3.
DEFY MB525 (Europe & MEA)
Will remain on Android 2.2.
MILESTONE A853
Will remain on Android 2.2.
CHARM MB502
Will remain on Android 2.1.
FLIPOUT MB511
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MILESTONE XT720
Will remain on Android 2.1.
BACKFLIP MB300
Will remain on Android 1.5.
DEXT MB200
Will remain on Android 1.5.
Asia-Pacific

MT917 (China)
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA RAZR XT910/XT910S/XT910K ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 3G (Korea) ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ604
ICS Upgrade rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 now available. (Menu > Settings > About tablet > System updates).
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ606 (China)
ICS Upgrade rollouts begin in Q2 2012.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 now available. (Menu > Settings About tablet > System updates).
XT928 (China)
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
ATRIX 2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
ATRIX MB860/MB861/ME860
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 2.3 now available (Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates) or here.
ME863 (China)
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MILESTONE 3 XT883 (China)
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA PRO+
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MT870 (China)
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
PHOTON 4G (Japan)
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G MZ601
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 now available in select countries including Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand,Singapore, and Thailand. Upgrade to Android 3.1 now available in Hong Kong and Taiwan. (Menu > Settings > About tablet > System Updates).
XT615 / XT685 / MOTOLUXE
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
XT882 (China)
In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow.
DEFY+ MB526
Will remain on Android 2.3.
MILESTONE 2 ME722 (China)
Upgrade to Android 2.3 is now available.
XT861 (China)
Will remain on Android 2.3.
DEFY ME525
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now rolling out in select countries, click here for more information on your device.
MILESTONE A853
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now rolling out in select countries, click here for more information on your device.
MILESTONE 2(Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) Will remain on Android 2.2.
MILESTONE XT702 (Greater China)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available here.
MOTOGLAM XT800W (Korea)
Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2.
MOTOQRTY A853 (Korea)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available here.
MOTOROI XT720 (Korea)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available here.
CHARM MB502
Will remain on Android 2.1.
FLIPOUT MB511
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MILESTONE XT701 / XT711 (Greater China)
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MILESTONE XT720
Will remain on Android 2.1.
QUENCH XT5 XT502
Will remain on Android 2.1.
QUENCH XT3 XT502
Will remain on Android 1.6.
BACKFLIP MB300
Will remain on Android 1.5.
DEXT MB200
Will remain on Android 1.5.
QUENCH MB501
Will remain on Android 1.5.
Latin America and Mexico

MOTOROLA RAZR
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ604
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012.
Upgrade to Android 3.1 now available in select countries including Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Suriname. (Menu > Settings > About tablet > System updates).
ATRIX 2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 2
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
MOTOROLA XOOM 2 Media Edition
ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012.
ATRIX MB860
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 2.3 now rolling out in phases.
MILESTONE 3
In planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA PRO+
In planning. Further details to follow.
MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi + 3G MZ605
ICS Upgrade in planning. Further details to follow.
Upgrade to Android 3.2 is now available for Brazil and Argentina.
XT605
In planning. Further details to follow.
MILESTONE 2 A953
Upgrade to Android 2.3 now rolling out in phases.
MILESTONE A853
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now rolling out in phases, click here for more information.
DEFY MB525
Upgrade to Android 2.2 now rolling out in phases.
CHARM MB502
Will remain on Android 2.1.
FLIPOUT MB511
Will remain on Android 2.1.
MOTOROI A854 (Mexico)
Will remain on Android 2.1.
BACKFLIP MB300
Will remain on Android 1.5.
DEXT MB200
Will remain on Android 1.5.
MOTOROLA i1
Will remain on Android 1.5.
QUENCH MB501
Will remain on Android 1.5.
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