Alongside the Apple Watch Series 8 this year, Apple’s also rumored to launch the Apple Watch Pro. Here’s everything we know!
Alongside the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8, Apple is rumored to unveil an all-new Apple Watch. And no, we aren’t talking about the Watch SE 2. Apple is tipped to be working on an extreme version of its wearable that could be called the Apple Watch Pro to compete with the sports-focused Garmins of the world.
Lately, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg (among other sources) has been sharing information about the upcoming Apple Watch Pro in bits and pieces. Here’s everything we know about the wearable so far.
The current Apple Watch Series 7 has a water-resistance rating of 50 meters and lasts a day. However, Apple isn’t satisfied with the regular Apple Watch Series, as it wants to appeal to extreme sports-focused athletes. The new Apple Watch Pro will be designed for folks using a Garmin watch for their activities.
According to previous reports, the Apple Watch Pro will offer a larger, more shatter-resistant display. It could get a rugged case made of titanium. It will be “a good bit bigger than the standard Apple Watch,” says Gurman. As for the display, it could be up to 7% larger.
Moreover, the new wearable will offer a fresh look for the first time since Apple updated the Watch design in 2018. Before you assume, it won’t have the flat sides that were rumored to be introduced in last year’s Series 7. Instead, the new design will be an evolution of Apple’s current design.
Recently, Japanese website Mac Otakara shared a report from “reliable sources” suggesting the Apple Watch Pro will get a bump in size to a 47mm or 48mm screen, measuring just under 2 inches diagonally. This confirmed a July report from display analyst Ross Young. Almost nothing has been said about the Apple Watch Pro coming in a smaller size, and it seems likely that Apple will match Samsung’s playbook from the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro — a premium Apple Watch in a single size available only with a higher-end titanium casing.
With only days to go until Apple’s September 7 event, during which the company is expected to unveil this year’s Apple Watch lineup, a new series of cases and renders have also surfaced depicting the design of the new Apple Watch Pro. Leaker Sonny Dickson shared images of cases purporting to be for the new extreme Apple Watch model, while 91Mobiles has managed to get its hands on some CAD renders illustrating the design of the wearable.
