Moto Razr, Pebl, Q targeted in carriers’ shifting handset portfolios

T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.
The Pebl had once been one of Motorola’s flagship devices, and T-Mobile USA was the only major carrier in the United States to carry the device. However, it seems the smooth-sided flip phone never took off with consumers as did Motorola’s wildly popular, super slim Razr.
Thus, T-Mobile USA has apparently dropped the Pebl like a rock from its lineup. The carrier is now promoting the Moto Rizr, a slider device styled after the Razr.
In separate handset action, Amp’d Mobile Inc. discounted the price of its newly introduced Motorola Q.
Amp’d, perhaps trawling for its share of smartphone seekers before the Apple Inc. iPhone touches down next month at the nation’s largest carrier slashed the price of its Moto Q in half to $100 from $200.