Rugged Phones Market is expected to reach US$ 4,457.88 million by 2028

High Growth Prospects for Rugged Phones in Growing and Developing Regions to Provide Growth Opportunities for Rugged Phones Market During 2022–2028

According to our latest study on "Rugged Phones Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis – by Type, Screen Size, and End User," the market is expected to grow from US$ 2,982.21 million in 2023 to US$ 4,457.88 million by 2028; it is anticipated to register a CAGR of 8.4% from 2023 to 2028.

The consumer electronics industry worldwide is strongly stimulated due to the significant adoption of smartphones among various industry verticals, including construction, manufacturing, industrial environments, retail, transportation, and emergency services, among others, for both mission-critical and non-critical communication applications. The demand for smartphones and feature phones is growing at an impressive pace owing to increasing investments in research and development related to display technologies, communication networks, battery, camera advancements, etc. Regular upgrades in rugged phones’ design and integration of new features to match the level of features/applications offered by recent consumer-grade smartphones and feature phones are boosting the demand for these phones, especially in industrial sectors with harsh working environments. The demand for these rugged phones with differentiated features such as IP certification, dustproof, drop-tested, and high battery capacity for industrial task force and public safety workers has been growing at an impressive rate in the past few years in both developed and developing regions. Hence, the rise in the proliferation of smartphones and feature phones with rugged capabilities across various industry sectors is anticipated to fuel the growth of the rugged phones market during the forecast period.

Rugged Phones Market - by Region, 2022

Source: The Insight Partners Analysis

The demand for rugged mobile phones with different features to meet the ever-changing needs of industrial and safety applications is anticipated to grow rapidly in the coming years. However, to meet these requirements, rugged phone manufacturers must continuously invest in technology upgrades and integrate advanced features into their product offerings. Also, the integration of features such as thermal imaging cameras and 5G capability in rugged phones to increase their attractiveness in industries and to improve their performance is driving the market growth. A few of the key players integrating such advanced features and capabilities in their rugged phones include Caterpillar, Blackview, OUKITEL, and Ulefone Mobile. All such technological advancements in rugged phones will boost the growth of the rugged phones market during the forecast period.

Smartphones are particularly designed for industrial/personal applications as they can survive extreme rugged testing. These smartphones are more expensive and are basically engineered to be intrinsically safe and non-incendiary; thus, they have their application in hazardous environments. They are also integrated with specialized software or hardware that support the strategic line-of-business use cases in targeted industrial verticals. A few of the significant manufacturers of ultra-rugged smartphones are Motorola Solutions, Sonim, and Bartec Pixavi. Furthermore, the featured phones are typically a bar handset that consists of a standard 12-button keypad and are integrated with a ruggedized body running proprietary software. The feature phones have no application extensibility and are low-cost entry-level devices with a reliant Java ME environment. For instance, a KaiOS phone is among the most significant featured phones. The major challenge faced by the featured phone market is the rising adoption of smartphones across the globe.

In the industrial sector, the demand for reliability, ease of use, significant intelligence, and advancements in mesh networks in the industrial sector is growing and the penetration of robotics, process control, automation, and Industry 4.0 is booming. These factors play a vital role in boosting the adoption rate of rugged phones. In the oil & gas industry, applications such as upstream, midstream, downstream, subsea, and offshore need rugged phones, as they can efficiently withstand the environmental conditions in mentioned applications. For instance, Beijing Dorland System Control Technology Co., LTD. provides DL_02—an explosion-proof and IP68-rated rugged Smartphone—which is safe for use in hazardous areas, including the oil & gas industry. Further, it is dustproof, waterproof, and shockproof. The presence of companies such as Beijing Dorland System Control Technology and Pepperl+Fuchs, which offer rugged phones for the oil & gas industry, is anticipated to support the market growth in the coming years.

The rugged phones market analysis is segmented on the basis of type, screen size, and end user. Based on type, the rugged phones market is bifurcated into smartphone and featured phones. Based on screen size, the market is segmented into below 5-inch, 5 inch to 6 inch, and above 6 inch. Based on end use, the market is segmented into industrial, government, commercial, military and defense, and consumer.

A few major players operating in the rugged phones market are Blackview; Caterpillar; Kyocera; OUKITEL; Samsung Electronics Co Ltd; AGM Mobile; Sonim Technologies Inc.; Ulefone Mobile; Unitech Electronics Co., LTD; and Zebra Technologies Corp.

In the global rugged phones market, North America is the largest market in terms of revenue share, and it is also anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast period. The region is characterized by the presence of a few of the key markets for rugged phones such as the US and Canada, where the adoption of advanced communication solutions and investments in the industrial and public safety sectors is significantly high owing to the huge presence of key technology providers, rugged phone companies, telecommunication companies, and network service operators. Hence, North America is one of the most important regions for the growth of the rugged phones market owing to the presence of a huge industrial sector and high investments in research and development activities related to smartphones.

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