Price Ranges for the BlackBerry Tablets

The BlackBerry price in Malaysia, one of RIM’s many centers, is quite different from what is seen in America, where prices range mostly according to the internal memory that the tablet has. The tablet was first speculated to go for around $500 accordingly to the Wall Street Journal. The other suggestion was from an Oppenheimer analysis which predicted almost the same amount. From the manufacturers themselves, the price range for all the BlackBerry tablet phones are as follows:

The 8GB memory phone went for $400. This was a good starting price for a tablet with the capacity of multitasking and providing platforms for state-of-the-art technology. The BlackBerry PlayBook price for the 16GB model was $500; and the price for double this amount of space was $600. Clearly, internal memory space has a lot to do with the technology adopted, which gives the manufacturer reasons to state the given prices. Nevertheless, the performance and efficiency of each of these phones can be put to the test. BlackBerry support confirmed that the 16GB model was faster than the 8GB and so was the 32GB. Other factors that make one model more expensive than another have a lot to do with the internet gateway options that the phones have. RIM has not been able to get the WWAN working for the current version of the BlackBerry, but promises to do so in the near future. Probably, this will be one of the distinctive features that will give the BlackBerry price a hike over its previous models.

The internet connection possibilities seem to dictate a lot in the price range of mobile industry products. Take for example Samsung, which made sure that different versions had different carrier options. Depending on the number of options and the consequent advancement in the options that the phone may have, a price tag is placed on the Samsung phone. The BlackBerry family still lacks a strong hold on the internet capabilities of their phones, in comparison with other brands from other companies. Nevertheless, RIM promises to work on this minor flaw to improve on the latest versions of its tablets.

The iPad has a price tag of $500 for a 16GB internal memory tablet. Clearly, with their cutting edge technology, it stands as a viable competitor to the BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM has its own reason for giving this price but, very soon; it may want to consider having a tighter grip on this price tag.