iSuppli estimates RIM Blackberry Bold BOM and manufacturing cost at $169

Posted on October 28, 2008 - 07:28 by Digitimes

The new Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone represents RIM's first attempt to address consumers directly with a device that is as attractive to average consumers as to its core audience of corporate users. An iSuppli teardown analysis of the Bold shows that RIM has succeeded in offering a product with a full set of features that bridge the gap between consumer and corporate needs, while keeping costs low enough to command an apparently healthy margin.

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