ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced a super-slim sliding-style phone in South Korea, dubbed the Z, which is the latest wafer-thin handset from the maker of the wildly popular Razr.
However, the company said the CDMA phone is only intended for the North Asian market.
Introduced more than a year ago, Motorola’s Razr is one of the most popular mobile phones ever. Indeed, one out of every four Motorola handsets shipped in the fourth quarter was a Razr device, according to analysts.
Due to the Razr’s popularity, Motorola has been releasing Razr variants; the company now sells GSM, CDMA and W-CDMA Razrs in a variety of colors, as well as a candybar-style Razr-like device dubbed the Slvr. Motorola is also planning a super-slim smart phone, complete with a tiny QWERTY keyboard, called the Q.
Motorola executives have promised a variety of Razr-style phones, including devices that slide open and rotate open.
South Korean media first reported on Motorola’s new sliding-style Z. Motorola confirmed the new handset, but was not immediately able to provide specifications on the device.
