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Top 5 Trends for Enterprise Mobile Devices in 2026

Publisher IDC
Published Feb 23, 2026
Length 7 Pages
SKU # IDC20942273

Description

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".

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7 Pages

Executive Snapshot

Key takeaways

Recommended actions

Situation Overview

Refined mobile AI use cases

Impact in 2026

Corporate smartphone refresh and global memory shortage

Impact in 2026

Frontline mobility: Deployment opportunities

Impact in 2026

Corporate liable: Strictly business

Impact in 2026

Balancing deployment and management solutions

Impact in 2026

Advice for the Technology Buyer

Be smart about mobile AI investment

Device refresh: To buy or not to buy?

Try something new

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