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Not sure whether this is part of Motorola’s new strategy now that it’s being integrated into Google, but apparently the American handset maker decided to subcontract production of all of its orders for entry-level and mid-range smartphones with a price tag of below $300-350. From what we’ve understood, Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Arima Communications will benefit from this decision, with Foxconn getting to make up to 70-80% of new models to be released by Motorola in 2012.
Heck, they’ve already started outsourcing with the XT532 model, which most likely won’t be released outside of China. Foxconn got that contract, in case you wonder.
So the presumption is to leave the production of high-margin, high-end smartphones and tablets in house and let ODMs make the cheap stuff. Sounds like a plan…
[Via: DigiTimes]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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