Background: While Lenovo's smartphone business in general isn't doing great right now, Motorola itself has been growing in a steady manner over the last several years and remains one of the fastest-growing unlocked brands in North America. Following a leadership change from earlier this year, Motorola said it will be cutting down on the number of smartphones it releases on an annual basis as it concluded its existing strategy resulted in a number of underperforming models too similar to one another.