Global Rugged Handheld Devices Market 2024-2028

Global Rugged Handheld Devices Market 2024-2028


The rugged handheld devices market is forecasted to grow by USD 2483.97 mn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 7.79% during the forecast period. The report on the rugged handheld devices market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by growing demand for data management systems from end-users, growing preference for android-based devices, and strategic collaborations among market participants.

Technavio's rugged handheld devices market is segmented as below:

By Product
  • Rugged mobile computer
  • Rugged tablet
By End-user
  • Industrial
  • Commercial
  • Military
  • Government
By Geographical Landscape
  • North America
  • Europe
  • APAC
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the new applications for rugged handheld devices as one of the prime reasons driving the rugged handheld devices market growth during the next few years. Also, growing demand for iot-integrated rugged handheld devices and growth of rugged handheld devices market due to rising trend of industry 4.0 will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the rugged handheld devices market covers the following areas:
  • Rugged handheld devices market sizing
  • Rugged handheld devices market forecast
  • Rugged handheld devices market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading rugged handheld devices market vendors that include Aeroqual Ltd., ARBOR Technology Corp., BARTEC Top Holding GmbH, Bluebird Inc., Caterpillar Inc., CipherLab Co. Ltd., Datalogic SpA, DT Research Inc., Getac Technology Corp., HID Global Corp., Honeywell International Inc., Juniper Systems Inc., KYOCERA Corp., Leonardo DRS Inc., MilDef Group AB, Panasonic Holdings Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Touchstar Plc, Unitech Computer Co. Ltd., and Zebra Technologies Corp.. Also, the rugged handheld devices market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2023
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global rugged handheld devices market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on global rugged handheld devices market 2018 – 2022 ($ million)
    • Product Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Product Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – End-user Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
  • Market Segmentation by Product
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Product - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Product - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Product
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Product
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Product
    • Rugged mobile computer - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Rugged mobile computer - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Rugged mobile computer - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Rugged mobile computer - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Rugged mobile computer - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Rugged tablet - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Rugged tablet - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Rugged tablet - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Rugged tablet - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Rugged tablet - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Product
      • Table Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Chart on Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Industrial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Industrial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Industrial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Industrial - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Industrial - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Commercial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Commercial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Commercial - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Commercial - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Commercial - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Military - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Military - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Military - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Military - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Military - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Government - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Government - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Government - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Government - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Government - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Growing demand for data management systems from end-users
      • Growing preference for Android-based devices
      • Strategic collaborations among market participants
    • Market challenges
      • Use of consumer-grade devices in place of rugged devices
      • High procurement costs
      • Manufacturing and design complexities in rugged handheld devices
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
    • Market trends
      • New applications for rugged handheld devices
      • Growing demand for IoT-integrated rugged handheld devices
      • Growth of rugged handheld devices market due to rising trend of Industry 4.0
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Aeroqual Ltd.
      • Table Aeroqual Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Aeroqual Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Aeroqual Ltd. - Key offerings
    • ARBOR Technology Corp.
      • Table ARBOR Technology Corp. - Overview
      • Table ARBOR Technology Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table ARBOR Technology Corp. - Key offerings
    • BARTEC Top Holding GmbH
      • Table BARTEC Top Holding GmbH - Overview
      • Table BARTEC Top Holding GmbH - Product / Service
      • Table BARTEC Top Holding GmbH - Key offerings
    • Bluebird Inc.
      • Table Bluebird Inc. - Overview
      • Table Bluebird Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Bluebird Inc. - Key offerings
    • Caterpillar Inc.
      • Table Caterpillar Inc. - Overview
      • Table Caterpillar Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Caterpillar Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Caterpillar Inc. - Segment focus
    • CipherLab Co. Ltd.
      • Table CipherLab Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table CipherLab Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table CipherLab Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Datalogic SpA
      • Table Datalogic SpA - Overview
      • Table Datalogic SpA - Business segments
      • Table Datalogic SpA - Key offerings
      • Table Datalogic SpA - Segment focus
    • DT Research Inc.
      • Table DT Research Inc. - Overview
      • Table DT Research Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table DT Research Inc. - Key offerings
    • Honeywell International Inc.
      • Table Honeywell International Inc. - Overview
      • Table Honeywell International Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Honeywell International Inc. - Key news
      • Table Honeywell International Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Honeywell International Inc. - Segment focus
    • KYOCERA Corp.
      • Table KYOCERA Corp. - Overview
      • Table KYOCERA Corp. - Business segments
      • Table KYOCERA Corp. - Key news
      • Table KYOCERA Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table KYOCERA Corp. - Segment focus
    • MilDef Group AB
      • Table MilDef Group AB - Overview
      • Table MilDef Group AB - Product / Service
      • Table MilDef Group AB - Key offerings
    • Panasonic Holdings Corp.
      • Table Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Overview
      • Table Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Key news
      • Table Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Panasonic Holdings Corp. - Segment focus
    • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • Touchstar Plc
      • Table Touchstar Plc - Overview
      • Table Touchstar Plc - Product / Service
      • Table Touchstar Plc - Key offerings
    • Zebra Technologies Corp.
      • Table Zebra Technologies Corp. - Overview
      • Table Zebra Technologies Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Zebra Technologies Corp. - Key news
      • Table Zebra Technologies Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Zebra Technologies Corp. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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