How BlackBerries and PlayBooks stack up to iPhones and iPads
On Tuesday, Research in Motion Ltd. held its annual shareholders meeting as its BlackBerry devices continue to lose market share to rivals, such as Apple’s iPhone.
Here are details on the number of devices RIM and Apple shipped in recent quarters:
Research in Motion:
Quarter ending June 2, 2012: 7.8 million BlackBerry smartphones, 260,000 PlayBook tablets
Quarter ending March 3, 2012: 11.1 million BlackBerry smartphones, 500,000 PlayBook tablets
Quarter ending Nov. 26, 2011: 14.1 million BlackBerry smartphones, 150,000 PlayBook tablets
Quarter ending Aug. 27, 2011: 10.6 million BlackBerry smartphones, 200,000 PlayBook tablets
Quarter ending May 28, 2011: 13.2 million BlackBerry smartphones, 500,000 PlayBook tablets
Apple:
Quarter ending March 31, 2012: 35.1 million iPhones, 11.8 million iPads
Quarter ending Dec. 31, 2011: 37 million iPhones, 15.4 million iPads
Quarter ending Sept. 24, 2011: 17.1 million iPhones, 11.1 million iPads
Quarter ending June 25, 2011: 20.3 million iPhones, 9.25 million iPads
Quarter ending March 26, 2011: 18.65 million iPhones, 4.7 million iPads