To develop a phone with OS Windows Phone, vendors are required to pay about $ 10 -$ 15 per device, it is applied to Samsung and HTC. As for the more detailed is known that Santiago Sierra, Portfolio Manager of ZTE UK, reveals that the amount depositedto Microsoft when they release ZTE Tania. Tania ZTE known that use Windows Phoneare required to pay $ 20 - $ 30 to Microsoft for each phone sold.
To add this information, ZTE said that the cost to produce Windows Phone is far moreexpensive than Android phones. However, although Android is a free platform, it takessome additional costs that must be associated to develop Android phone.
When the vendor plans to develop a new Android phone, the OS can be obtained free of charge. However, vendors also need to ensure hardware and software can be run in sync, which would require a fee. For unknown at this time Google is collaborating withdifferent OEMs to produce new Android technology better. Whereas when the vendor wants to develop a Windows mobile phone, then the vendor is required to meet the standard specifications provided by Microsoft. Microsoft will provide support throughsoftware, code, and the OS.
However, different costs would also result in differences of protection provided each developer platform.
