Storm RIM to make more expensive iPhone: report January 30, 2009
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Research In Motion BlackBerry touch screen the storm cost nearly $ 30 to produce more than rival Apple Inc’s iPhone 3G, according to an analysis by the technology research firm iSuppli Corp.
In its report, iSuppli said the storm, which RIM launched late last year to compete with the popular iPhone, has a manufacturing cost of materials and $ 202.89.
That compares with $ 174.33 for initial production costs of an 8-gigabyte iPhone 3G, said iSuppli.
It was said that the storm of all the members of 1177, while the iPhone is 1116.
RIM has pushed aggressively into the broader consumer market to diversify its subscriber base beyond the executives, politicians and other professionals who have been its mainstay.
Models such as the storm, as well as previous BlackBerry Pearl and a cover version of the smartphone is loaded with all the multimedia features to attract non-business users.
On Wednesday, Verizon Wireless said it had sold 1 million units of the storm in the U.S. since its launch in November.
By Reuters
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