Building the BlackBerry Bold
By James Falconer on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 at 10:56 AM PST In BlackBerry, RIM (Research in Motion)
Ever wonder how much it costs to put together the BlackBerry Bold or any other BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) device for that matter? Research firm iSuppli has done some nifty research into just that, and the numbers are quite interesting.
The report shows that it costs RIM $169.41 to build each BlackBerry Bold device. Check that against the price at your local carrier… I think you’ll notice a bit of a markup? 
Breaking it down a little bit further, the materials for the Bold cost $158.16, and assembly/testing costs only $11.25.
Also of interest (to me anyway) is the BlackBerry Curve apparently costs RIM $103.00 in materials. No details on how much the Pearl or Pearl Flip cost in materials… But if I had to guess, the Pearl would probably come in around $60 – $80 per unit. Interesting stuff!
[Via: BusinessWeek]
