PUBLISHER: VDC Strategy | PRODUCT CODE: 2130437
PUBLISHER: VDC Strategy | PRODUCT CODE: 2130437
The Global Market for Enterprise Tablets
Inside this Report
This report covers the overall market opportunity for rugged slate tablets and 2‑in‑1 devices used to support mobile enterprise and government line‑of‑business (LoB) applications. Specifically, this report primarily focuses on the enterprise LoB and industry‑specific subset of the overall tablet and 2‑in‑1 opportunity. For this subset, examples of end users whose applications often rely on tablets include factory workers, warehouse workers, field service technicians, police officers, EMTs, firefighters, nurses/clinicians, flight‑line aircraft personnel, soldiers, and many others. This report includes market sizing and forecasts for rugged devices. It also breaks down market opportunity for tablets by region and industry. Additionally, this report analyzes current hardware and software trends driving investments in tablets and 2‑in‑1 devices while providing outlook and insights for mobile hardware vendors.
What Questions are Addressed?
- What is the outlook for enterprise and government‑issued tablets supporting LoB workflows?
- What is the relative opportunity by regional market, industry, and application environment?
- What are the primary developments and use cases for rugged tablets?
- What are the primary device functionality requirements by industry and application environment?
- What is the opportunity for rugged 2‑in‑1 detachable devices?
- What are the prevailing OS, display size and connectivity trends by application?
- What are the primary go‑to‑market strategies for the market?
- How will emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence impact rugged tablet solutions?
- Which vendors lead the market and different segments of the market?
Who Should Read this Report?
The target audience for this report is decision makers within marketing, product development, and sales/business development roles at mobile hardware OEMs as well as system integrators, value‑added resellers, and distributors. In addition, end users within enterprise mobility purchasing, specification, and/or support responsibilities would benefit from reading this report.
Vendors Listed in this Report
- Advantech
- Dell Technologies
- DT Research
- DRS Tactical Systems
- Durabook
- Getac
- Gamber-Johnson
- Honeywell
- Havis
- MilDef
- VT Miltope
- Mobile Demand
- Panasonic
- RuggON
- Ruggtek
- Samsung Electronics
- SEUIC
- Urovo
- Winmate
- Zebra Technologies
Table of Contents
Inside this Report
What Questions are Addressed?
Who Should Read this Report?
Vendors Listed in this Report
Executive Summary
- Key Findings
Global Market Overview
- Memory and Component Cost Inflation
Regional Forecasts
- The Americas
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
- Asia-Pacific (APAC)
COMPARATIVE FORECAST BY INDUSTRY/SECTOR
- Retail
- Field Service
- Transportation/Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Government
- Public Safety and First Responders
- Military and Federal Agencies
- Healthcare
- Professional Services
DEVICE TRENDS
- Operating System
- Ruggedness
- Vehicle-Mounted
- Display Size
- Connectivity
- Artificial Intelligence
Go-To-Market
- Strategies and Investments
VENDOR SHARES AND COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Vendor Profiles
- Advantech
- Dell Technologies
- Durabook
- Gamber-Johnson
- Getac Technologies
- Havis
- Honeywell
- MilDef
- Panasonic
- RuggON/Ubiqconn
- Ruggtek
- Samsung
- SEUIC
- Urovo
- Winmate
- Zebra Technologies
About the Authors
About VDC Strategy
About
List of Exhibits
Global Market Overview
- Exhibit I-1: Global Rugged Tablet Market Forecast (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-2: Global Rugged Tablet Shipments Forecast (Units)
- Exhibit I-3: Global Average Rugged Tablet Price (US Dollars)
Regional Forecasts
- Exhibit I-4: North America Rugged Tablet Market Forecast (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-5: North America Rugged Tablet Shipments Forecast (Units)
- Exhibit I-6: Latin America Rugged Tablet Market Forecast (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-7: Latin America Rugged Tablet Shipments Forecast (Units)
- Exhibit I-8: 2025 Americas Vendor Market Share of Rugged Tablets (Including 2-in-1 Detachables) (Shares in Percent of Dollars, Dollars in Millions)
- Exhibit I-9: EMEA Rugged Tablet Market Forecast (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-10: EMEA Rugged Tablet Shipments Forecast (Units)
- Exhibit I-11: 2025 EMEA Vendor Market Share of Rugged Tablets (Including 2-in-1 Detachables) (Shares in Percent of Dollars, Dollars in Millions)
- Exhibit I-12: APAC Rugged Tablet Market (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-13: APAC Rugged Tablet Shipments (Units)
- Exhibit I-14: 2025 APAC Vendor Market Share of Rugged Tablets (Including 2-in-1 Detachables) (Shares in Percent of Dollars, Dollars in Millions)
Comparative Forecast by Industry/Sector
- Exhibit I-15: Global Total Rugged Tablet and 2-in-1 Detachable Market Forecast by Industry/Sector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-16: Global Fully-Rugged Slate Tablet Market Forecast by Industry/Sector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-17: Global Semi-Rugged Slate Tablet Market Forecast by Industry/Sector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-18: Global 2-in-1 Detachable Market Forecast by Industry/Sector (Millions of Dollars)
Device Trends
- Exhibit I-19: Global Total Rugged Tablet and 2-in-1 Detachable Shipments by OS (Units)
- Exhibit I-20: Global Fully-Rugged Slate & 2-in-1 Detachables Tablet Shipments by OS (Units)
- Exhibit I-21: Global Semi-Rugged Slate Tablet Shipments by OS (Units)
- Exhibit I-22: Ultra-Rugged/Intrinsically Safe Tablet Forecast Supporting Line-of-Business Applications (Subset of Fully-Rugged Tablet Figures)
- Exhibit I-23: Vehicle Attachment for Rugged Tablets and 2-in-1 Detachables (Units)
- Exhibit I-24: Vehicle Attachment for Fully-Rugged Tablets (Units)
- Exhibit I-25: Vehicle Attachment for Semi-Rugged Tablets (Units)
- Exhibit I-26: Vehicle Attachment for 2-in-1 Detachables (Units)
- Exhibit I-27: Total Rugged Tablet and 2-in-1 Detachable Shipments by Display Size (Units)
- Exhibit I-28: Fully-Rugged Tablet Shipments by Display Size (Units)
- Exhibit I-29: Semi-Rugged Slate Tablet Shipments by Display Size (Units)
- Exhibit I-30: Enterprise WAN Activation for Rugged Tablets & 2-in-1 Detachables (Units)
- Exhibit I-31: Enterprise WAN Activation for Fully-Rugged Tablets (Units)
- Exhibit I-32: Enterprise WAN Activation for Semi-Rugged Tablets (Units)
- Exhibit I-33: Enterprise WAN Activation for Rugged 2-in-1 Detachables (Units)
Vendor Shares and Competitive Landscape
- Exhibit I-34: Worldwide Vendor Shipments and Shares of Rugged Slate Tablet and 2-in-1 Detachable Computers (Shares in Percent of Revenue, Shipments in Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-35: 2025 Worldwide Vendor Shipments and Shares of Fully- and Semi-Rugged Slate Tablet Computers by Region (Shares in Percent of Revenue, Shipments in Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-36: 2025 Global Vendor Shipments and Shares of 2-in-1 Detachable Devices by Region (Shares in Percent of Revenue, Shipments in Millions of Dollars)
