Motorola name is to be phased out

The Motorola branding will be seen less and less when it comes to smartphones from now on.

Motorola COO Rick Osterloh told CNET that Motorola branding will "slowly phase out" of phones this year. Instead, Lenovo will take over the branding of phones.

This doesn't mean the end of everything that we would have known before. The Moto name will be used for high-end handsets, most likely because the brand is already known, while the batwing M is also expected to stick around. Lenovo's Vibe branding will be used for budget phones, and the Lenovo branding will grace all handsets.