The continuous rise in the production and sales of premium smartphones has driven the adoption of smartphone screen protectors. According to Technavio, the size of the smartphone screen protector market is expected to grow by USD 778.91 million. In addition, the market is anticipated to witness healthy growth at a CAGR of 10.39%. However, factors such as decreased demand for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) screen protectors can hamper the growth of the market during the next few years.

Different factors are focusing on boosting the market share, including factors like continuous global economic development, rising consumer spending, expanding urban populations, rising investments, and a rise in recreational operations. Besides, huge investments in research and development activities to improve efficiency and enhance the performance of screen protectors through innovative solutions, higher quality and outputs, reduced breakages, increased phone efficiency, and increasing establishment of major brands are also bolstering the smartphone screen protector market share growth.

Based on geography, the smartphone screen protector market has been classified into five regions, namely APAC, North America, Europe, South America, and MEA. The market is dominated by APAC. The region is expected to account for 61% of the market’s growth during the forecast period.

China, India, and Indonesia are the key countries for the smartphone screen protector market in APAC. Moreover, market growth in APAC will be faster than the growth of the market in North America, Europe, South America, and MEA. The rise in sales of consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, primarily in emerging economies in APAC, including China, India, Indonesia, and Japan, owing to the increased spending of consumers, will facilitate smartphone screen protector market growth in APAC during the forecast period.

Major Five Smartphone Screen Protector Companies and Their Offerings:

• Belkin International Inc. – a smartphone screen protector that offers advanced protection from impacts, scratches, and smudges, and the glass contains an antimicrobial agent to protect the product from microbial growth without sacrificing touchscreen response or clarity, under the brand name Screenforce.
• BGZ brands – The company offers a smartphone screen protector that provides edge-to-edge impact and scratch protection with antimicrobial product protection under the brand name of Body Guardz.
• Corning Inc. – The company offers smartphone screen protectors that deliver both anti-reflective optics and scratch resistance under the brand name Corning.
• FeYong Digital Technology Ltd. – The company offers smartphone screen protectors that are anti-scratch,anti-grease, and dust- and stain-proof with no glue, static electricity, or self-adhesive, under the brand name FeYong Digital Technology.
• Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. – The company offers a smartphone screen protector that protects devices from impact shocks and scratches, and its chemical strengthening process takes substantially less time than conventional glass products, under the brand name of Dinorex.

Smartphone Screen Protector Brands

Market Growth Challenges

The phone screen protector market segment is projected to witness growth owing to its increasing demand from low-income categories. In addition, consumers are showing interest in buying low-grade plastic that is based on screen protectors for such gadgets. Moreover, the essential demand for tempered glass in this category is expected to stay stagnant because of the relatively better price of the product.

Because increasing demand for low-priced, advanced, and premium technology-based smartphones is estimated to drive the segment in the years to come, the gadget industry is expected to reap the benefits of the rising demand for the latest accessories by consumers. Also, increasing demand for locally manufactured smartphones is expected to have a huge positive impact on demand.