Top 5 Trends for Enterprise Mobile Devices in 2026

This IDC Market Perspective examines the key trends that will impact the enterprise mobile devices market in 2026. As IT buyers and businesses head into 2026, the important lessons learned around mobile AI, device refresh rates, and business-only devices will drive the trends we expect to see in this market throughout the year."If 2025 saw a period of AI discovery in the workplace, IT buyers can expect to see a period of AI use case refinement through 2026," says Bryan Bassett, research manager, Enterprise Mobility, IDC. "Mobile AI use case refinement will apply specific AI devices, tools, and services to address the needs of specific enterprise workflows. Unlike current AI-powered smartphone features, these solutions will not be for general-purpose productivity, but instead strategic deployments of mobile AI technology targeting industry use cases".