iPhone Motorola. Motorola has been a long-time leader in mobile phone sales in the United States. Howe since Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's (RIM) Blackberry have been gaining ground, the leader is fall ing hard and fast. Motorola's RAZR phone has lost its popularity, and its smartphone made in partnership with Microsoft, the Motorola Q, has not performed as expected. Motorola announced in January 2008 that it is seeking alternatives for its handset business, most likely a divestiture