Global Rugged Tablet Market 2024-2028

Global Rugged Tablet Market 2024-2028


The rugged tablet market is forecasted to grow by USD 208.84 mn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 4.69% during the forecast period. The report on the rugged tablet 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 increasing demand from the defense sector, growing adoption of rugged tablets by the mobile workforce, and increasing focus on real-time monitoring in automation.

Technavio's rugged tablet market is segmented as below:
  • By OS
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Windows
  • By Technology
  • Semi-rugged
  • Fully-rugged
  • Ultra-rugged tablets
  • By Geography
  • North America
  • Europe
  • APAC
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the growing preference for feature-rich devices as one of the prime reasons driving the rugged tablet market growth during the next few years. Also, rising demand for semi-rugged tablets in developing economies and an increase in market share of Android-based rugged tablets will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the rugged tablet market covers the following areas:
  • Rugged tablet market sizing
  • Rugged tablet market forecast
  • Rugged tablet 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 tablet market vendors that include ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., DT Research Inc., Emdoor information Co. Ltd., Getac Technology Corp., Honeywell International Inc., HP Inc., Kontron AG, Leonardo S.p.A., Micro Star International Co. Ltd., MilDef Group AB, MobileDemand Corp., NEXCOM International Co. Ltd., Panasonic Holdings Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., STMicroelectronics International N.V., Trimble Inc., Twinhead International Corp., Unitech Computer Co. Ltd., Zebra Technologies Corp., and JLT Mobile Computers AB. Also, the rugged tablet 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 way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources through 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 primary and secondary research. 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 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 OS
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Technology
      • 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 tablet market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on global rugged tablet market 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • OS Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – OS Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Technology Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Technology 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 OS
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on OS - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on OS - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by OS
      • Table Chart on Comparison by OS
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by OS
    • Android - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Android - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Android - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Android - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Android - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • IOS - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on IOS - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on IOS - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on IOS - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on IOS - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Windows - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Windows - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Windows - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Windows - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Windows - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by OS
      • Table Market opportunity by OS ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by OS ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Technology
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Technology - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Technology - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Technology
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Technology
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Technology
    • Semi-rugged - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Semi-rugged - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Semi-rugged - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Semi-rugged - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Semi-rugged - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Fully-rugged - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Fully-rugged - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Fully-rugged - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Fully-rugged - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Fully-rugged - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Ultra-rugged tablets - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Ultra-rugged tablets - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Ultra-rugged tablets - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Ultra-rugged tablets - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Ultra-rugged tablets - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Technology
      • Table Market opportunity by Technology ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Technology ($ 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
      • Increasing demand from defense sector
      • Growing adoption of rugged tablets by mobile workforce
      • Increasing focus on real-time monitoring in the automation
    • Market challenges
      • High initial procurement cost of rugged tablets
      • Increasing concerns related to battery life
      • Availability of rugged cases for consumer-grade tablets
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
    • Market trends
      • Growing preference for feature-rich devices
      • Rising demand for semi-rugged tablets in developing economies
      • Increase in market share of Android-based rugged tablets
  • 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
    • ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
      • Table ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Overview
      • Table ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Key news
      • Table ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Key offerings
    • Dell Technologies Inc.
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Overview
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Key news
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Dell Technologies Inc. - Segment focus
    • DT Research Inc.
      • Table DT Research Inc. - Overview
      • Table DT Research Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table DT Research Inc. - Key offerings
    • Getac Technology Corp.
      • Table Getac Technology Corp. - Overview
      • Table Getac Technology Corp. - 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
    • HP Inc.
      • Table HP Inc. - Overview
      • Table HP Inc. - Business segments
      • Table HP Inc. - Key news
      • Table HP Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table HP Inc. - Segment focus
    • Kontron AG
      • Table Kontron AG - Overview
      • Table Kontron AG - Business segments
      • Table Kontron AG - Key offerings
      • Table Kontron AG - Segment focus
    • Leonardo S.p.A.
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Overview
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Business segments
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Key news
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Key offerings
      • Table Leonardo S.p.A. - Segment focus
    • MilDef Group AB
      • Table MilDef Group AB - Overview
      • Table MilDef Group AB - Product / Service
      • Table MilDef Group AB - Key offerings
    • MobileDemand Corp.
      • Table MobileDemand Corp. - Overview
      • Table MobileDemand Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table MobileDemand Corp. - Key offerings
    • NEXCOM International Co. Ltd.
      • Table NEXCOM International Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table NEXCOM International Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table NEXCOM International Co. Ltd. - 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
    • STMicroelectronics International N.V.
      • Table STMicroelectronics International N.V. - Overview
      • Table STMicroelectronics International N.V. - Business segments
      • Table STMicroelectronics International N.V. - Key news
      • Table STMicroelectronics International N.V. - Key offerings
      • Table STMicroelectronics International N.V. - Segment focus
    • 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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