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2025 Global Market for Rugged Handheld Computers & Smartphones

Elliot Mintz & David Krebs

July 2025

The rugged handheld computer and smartphone market is rebounding in 2025, driven by large-scale enterprise refresh cycles, on-device AI integration, and a growing emphasis on extending device lifecycles. As these devices become mission-critical across logistics, retail, field service, and public safety, organizations must rethink how they deploy, support, and sustain frontline mobility solutions.

VDC Research’s latest report delivers expert insight into the market forces, technology trends, and competitive dynamics shaping the future of enterprise mobility. The analysis includes global and regional shipment forecasts, vertical-specific adoption trends, and a breakdown of key players in the rugged handheld and smartphone ecosystem.

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About Mitch

Mitch Solomon

President

Mitch has spent years supporting senior leaders of operational and industrial technology companies as well as private equity investors that participate in the space.  He is an active member of the Technology and Innovation Council at Graham Partners, a leading industrial technology focused private equity firm, and serves on the advisory boards of OptConnect (a top IoT connectivity provider) and DecisionPoint (a rapidly growing operational technology systems integrator).  Mitch has worked closely with a wide range of industrial technology clients on a diverse array of growth opportunities and challenges including applications of AI, c-suite recruiting, strategic planning, new market identification and entry, product strategy, competitive positioning, revenue retention, value proposition identification and messaging, sales strategy and execution, and board presentations. Mitch holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.