China Smartphone Screen Protector Market Size, & Trends 2030

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China Smartphone Screen Protector Market Market Outlook:

China Smartphone Screen Protector market was valued at USD 7,834.5 million in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 13,576.8 million by 2028, expanding at a CAGR of 7.4% during the forecast period. The growth in the smartphone screen protector industry is associated with the enormous usage of smartphones among consumers in the country. The smartphone screen protectors protect the user’s smartphone’s screen against damage and scratches. China Smartphone Screen Protector market is segmented into material types, product types, sizes, distribution channels, prices, and applications.

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Increasing number of strategies such as mergers & acquisitions, agreements, partnerships, and product launches among companies to establish themselves as providers of smartphone screen protector cloud are anticipated to create lucrative opportunities in the market in the near future. Rising adoption of various strategies by market players to increase their presence and share in the market is expected to create growth opportunities in the market.

Scope of China Smartphone Screen Protector Market Report

Macro-economic Factors

Technological Innovations

The manufactures are focusing on technological advancement and developing new smartphone models and screen protectors for attracting more customers. Chinese manufacturers are researching to develop user-friendly products. Additionally, an increasing need for special protective screen guards among premium smartphone users.

Coronavirus

COVID-19 has reflected a negative impact on the China smartphone screen protector market, due to the restrictions on movements, social distancing, lockdowns, and people being forced to serve from home. Additionally, the demand for smartphones is decreasing in the year 2020. Consumers focused on saving money for essentials over smartphones.

Moreover, the working-class population and students studying from home shift their demand towards the adoption of tablets and computers. However, the favourable policies related to the expansion of the smartphone industry are expected to increase the demand for a smartphone screen protector at a rapid pace during the forecast period.

Market Dynamics

Market Driver- Expanding Consumer Electronics Industry

The booming consumer electronics industry is projected to drive the demand for smartphone screen protectors, due to the continuous expansion of the consumer electronics industry. In the year 2020, China amounted to over 150 billion U.S. dollars and is projected to generate revenue of 175 billion U.S dollars by 2025, by the sale of consumer electronics products.

The number of smartphone users in China is more than 66% of the total population and reached around 970 million in the year 2020. Moreover, the rising number of smartphone users increases the demand for smartphone screen protectors. However, the expansion in the consumer electronics industry is anticipated to fuel the market in the near future.

Market Driver- Rising Demand for Modern Smartphones

China’s smartphone screen protector market is driven by the growing demand for modern smartphones among consumers. Apple’s smartphone is one of the most popular smartphone brands among Chinese consumers and Apple smartphones are highly demanded by the millennial population in China. Apple’s smartphones are very expensive, and their maintenance incurred more costs. Hence, the demand for smartphone screen protectors is increasing among consumers for protecting their smartphones from physical damages, which is expected to boost the market over the forecast period.

Market Restraint- Decline in the Demand for PET and TPU-based Smartphone Screen Protectors

The smartphone screen protectors are made from various materials such as tempered glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and multi-layered. The decreasing demand for PET & TPU-based smartphone screen protectors is owing to the limited benefits offered by the material. The TPU-based smartphone screen protectors offer less protection against high-impact drops.

On the other hand, PET-based smartphone screen protectors provide limited resistance against screen damage and contain low-grade adhesive properties. Moreover, the PET bases smartphone screen protectors raise concerns related to smartphone screen coating damage. Also, the rising substitution of the TPU based screen protectors by tempered glass protectors is expected to decline the demand for the product. Thus, the aforementioned factors are expected to hamper the market growth.

Market Opportunity- Technological Innovations

Chinese manufacturers have increased research activities to develop new innovative user-friendly smartphones. The development of high-quality tempered glass is one of the best smartphone screen protectors, offers a clear display, contains glare reducing and anti-reflective properties, provides good light transmittance, and gives the feeling of the original screen to the user. Moreover, the evolution of nano glass screen protectors which offer higher scratch resistance as compared to standard smartphone screen protectors is creating opportunities in the market.

China Smartphone Screen Protector Market Segmental Outlook

In terms of material types, the market is segmented into tempered glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and multi-layered. The tempered glass segment is expected to hold a substantial market share during the forecast, attributed to the benefits offered by tempered glass on the user’s smartphone screen.

Tempered glass provides best protection against any scratch to the smartphone screen as compared to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The tempered glass is highly adopted by the manufacturers and demanded by the consumer, due to its durability and protecting smartphone screen from pointed sharp object and severe falls.

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Based on product types the market is segregated into 2D, 2.5D, 3D, and 9H tempered glass. The 2.5D segment is expected to hold a substantial market share during the forecast, attributed to the technological up-gradation and the curve edge benefits offered by 2.5D smartphone screen protectors.

The 2.5D tempered glass-based smartphone screen protectors are smoothly polished that offer a smooth feeling while using the smartphone. However, 2.5D smart screen protectors offer flexible display, giving premium look and purely aesthetic experience to smartphone users.

On the basis of sizes, the market is divided into 0.21mm, 0.26mm, 0.33mm, and 0.48mm. 0.33mm segment expected to hold a substantial market share during the forecast period, owing to its good performance in hardness. The 0.33mm size-based smartphone screen protectors are highly demanded by customers worldwide.

Additionally, the 0.33mm size-based smartphone screen protectors provide comfort on the fingers and hands of users. However, the growing adoption of 0.33mm thickness-sized- based smartphone screen protectors among consumers is associated with benefits such as it offers a natural feel, responding fast, and helping in operating smartphones smoothly.

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Key Benefits for Industry Participants & Stakeholders

• In-depth Analysis of the China Smartphone Screen Protector Market
• Historical, Current and Projected Market Size in terms of Value
• Potential & Niche Segments and Regions Exhibiting Promising Growth Covered
• Industry Drivers, Restraints and Opportunities Covered in the Study
• Recent Industry Trends and Developments
• Competitive Landscape & Strategies of Key Players
• Neutral Perspective on China Smartphone Screen Protector Market Performance