Lenovo leans on Motorola team to handle smartphone development

Lenovo's Motorola Mobility division will take over the company's smartphone development and manufacturing, as part of a reorganization that the company hopes will cut costs and revitalize its handset business. 

The move will help the Chinese company produce better products, while taking the best from both Motorola Mobility and Lenovo, the head of its mobile business group, Chen Xudong, said Thursday in an open letter on Chinese messaging service Sina Weibo.

Last year, the company acquired Motorola Mobility for $2.91 billion as a way to expand its handset business outside of China. But for Lenovo, the key challenge has been juggling the Motorola team with its existing smartphone operation, according to analysts. 

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