Motorola is looking to introduce eight to ten smartphones, accounting for about 25-30% of the vendor's total handset models to be launched worldwide this year, according to Motorola Taiwan. Of the smartphone models, Linux-based devices are expected to perform well for the vendor in the smartphone market, said the division.

Although Motorola sold its stake in Symbian in 2003, the vendor is constantly developing Symbian-based smartphones. The A1000 third-generation (3G) phone, which features the Symbian 7.0 OS, is expected to be available in Taiwan when domestic 3G service rolls out. In addition, Motorola's new Microsoft Windows-based smartphone, which is produced in-house, will be introduced to the market in the second half of this year.

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