Motorola’s selection ranges from a top-of-the-line phone for 5, 680 renminbi, or about $830, to an entry-level smartphone that sells for less than 1, 000 renminbi.

Mr. Meng said the company is using the new line of Ming phones to introduce smartphone capabilities to existing Ming users and to expand the target audience beyond high-end business users.

In October 2010, Apple sued Motorola, saying its smartphones use Apple's intellectual property.