Apple will possible announce a “pro” tier of the Apple Watch this fall. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who publishes the Power On newsletter, Apple is planning a high-end variant to assist its wearable compete with the business’s greatest health watches.

An Apple Watch “pro” might characteristic a greater, shatter-resistant show, extra correct mountain climbing and swim monitoring, longer battery life, and a extra rugged chassis. Gurman suggests the fabric used for its physique may very well be titanium, already utilized in some training-centric smartwatches like fashions from Garmin.

This “pro” model of the Apple Watch is anticipated to have a 2-inch show, whereas the already-rumored-about Apple Watch Series 8 will measure in at 1.9-inches throughout—the identical dimension as the present Apple Watch Series. In an earlier newsletter, Gurman stated this could give the watch about 7% extra display actual property than the present fashions. The “pro” Apple Watch will possible have a decision of 410 pixels by 502 pixels, and the bigger display space may very well be dedicated to displaying extra health knowledge.

Garmin does seem to be the primary competitors for this specific Apple Watch, which Gurman stated can be designed to “appeal to extreme sports athletes.” It may enchantment to people who need a barely bigger show and one thing extra sturdy than what Apple at the moment provides. Gurman says this model of the Apple Watch is codenamed N199 inside Cupertino partitions.

Fitness watches have totally different capabilities than common, app-driven smartwatches as a result of they’re geared up with extra sensors for monitoring physique metrics. Rather than exist as an extension of a cellular system, a health watch just like the Garmin Epix, for example, provides extra correct GPS, real-time stamina monitoring, longer water resistance, and a show that’s extra suited to the outside.

Gurman additionally hints that this may very well be the tip of the Apple Watch Edition, a pricier model of the Apple Watch made from titanium. But as talked about, an up to date Apple Watch Series 8 is anticipated this fall, together with a brand new Apple Watch SE. The Series 8 will possible have up to date shows for the 41mm and 45mm sizes, a brand new chip, and a physique temperature monitoring characteristic, whereas the SE is anticipated to completely exchange the Apple Watch Series 3 because the reasonably priced mannequin. It possible received’t have a physique temperature sensor to keep up its entry-level price.

The “pro” moniker is the explanation for the season. Last week, Samsung’s “pro” mannequin of its smartwatch leaked, indicating Android’s solely worthy smartwatch will provide direct competitors for iPhone customers. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will even supposedly are available in titanium, although we all know little else about it besides that it appears just like the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.

We’ll hopefully study extra about each Apple and Samsung’s respective smartwatches within the coming months.