Motorola has announced that despite a decline in the sale of the number of mobile devices, more smartphones have been sold. Also expect the manufacturer which, after a number of bad quarters again, profit is booked.
The number of sold smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2011 from 5.3 million units. That is more than the 4.8 million units in the previous quarter were achieved, and the 4.9 million units in the same quarter last year.
Were there with the 10.5 million units in total less mobile devices sold. That puts Motorola on the trend in which smartphones are becoming increasingly important for the sales. About the tabletverkopen made the manufacturer nothing is known.
The financial details of the fourth quarter of 2011 to be later disclosed, but Motorola expects a modest profit to be able to write down, in spite of greatly increased legal costs due to the patentenkwesties. Motorola is among other things, with Microsoft and Apple is embroiled in a legal battle for patent infringement.
In the previous quarters, posted Motorola is still losing. Also, the manufacturer announced that it hopes the planned acquisition by Google will soon be able to complete. Therefore, it is necessary that, among other things, the EU’s permission.