Ming Sells 2 Million Units

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2 Million and Counting: MOTOMING a Best-Seller

Iconic MOTOMING is the PDA handset of choice for mobile people in Greater China

BEIJING – 27 November 2006 – Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in mobile communications, today announced that it has shipped 2 million MOTOMING units in Greater China, making the award-winning, elegantly designed handset the best selling smartphone in China, taking an unprecedented 50% of the country’s pen-based PDA market.

With its striking design and compact size MOTOMING was an immediate hit after its launch in March. The elegant MOTOMING exemplifies the classic understated prestige of Motorola's signature multimedia handsets, while its unique transparent flip-cover and three different color choices appeal to an entirely new segment of young, style-conscious mobile consumers.

“We are both excited and gratified to witness the incredible success that MOTOMING has seen in China – it has broken all records for the PDA segment,” said Motorola’s Michael Tatelman, corporate vice-president and general manager, Mobile Devices Business, North Asia. “We are particularly proud because MOTOMING was entirely conceived, designed, developed, and manufactured here in China, in order to meet the specific and particular needs of China’s sophisticated modern mobile consumers.”

The phenomenal response from consumers has been echoed by awards for industrial design and technological achievement. Several prestigious design and industry associations have recognized MOTOMING for its unique design, especially the distinctive transparent single-piece flip cover that allows viewing of the large display when closed. Equally important to designers is the fact that the unit assembles without visible screws or other fastenings that would detract from its appearance. In September, MOTOMING was granted the highly-acclaimed Outstanding Product Design award at the iF Design Awards China 2006, and in October, MOTOMING was named “Product of the Year” and given the top design award from the China Industry Design Association.

MOTOMING’s success comes from its exceptional design and powerful features. In addition to the transparent flip cover, MOTOMING boasts a large display, high-resolution two mega-pixel camera, a business card reader, an award-winning bilingual talking dictionary, and the most advanced Chinese handwriting recognition software in the market. In soft-touch black, piano white and bold red, MOTOMING has become the defining "power accessory" for those mobile people who lead a truly visionary lifestyle.

“MOTOMING exemplifies Motorola's dedication to pioneering technologies for Chinese consumers,” said Tatelman “After seeing such great success in greater China, we are now planning to launch MOTOMING in other countries across the world, and we expect that it will continue to set milestones in both the handset and PDA markets.”

The latest refresh of MOTOMING features all the superior functions that have made it a winner in the industry, but also includes a few new surprises inside. At the top of the list is a new push-email feature that is compliant with China Mobile’s service, enabling phone users to have emails delivered directly to their MOTOMING, rather than having to retrieve them. Other additions include built in “Air-Sync,” making the MOTOMING capable of synching with Microsoft Exchange® for easy organization, and built-in QR Code software, which greatly simplifies the task of making entries into the handset’s address book and WAP sites.