Following reports earlier this week that this year’s Apple Watch will come with a larger 50mm option, more details have emerged about the next flagship Apple Watch, which could be the ultimate multisport watch.
Earlier this week, Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young indicated that Apple will release a 1.99-inch (50mm) model of the Apple Watch this year. This would be the biggest jump in screen size for the Apple Watch, which has previously increased by a millimeter or two.
But this new model will offer more than a bigger screen, according to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg. The oft-accurate journalist reported that this large version of the Apple Watch will also bring “a larger battery and a rugged metal body as part of the upcoming Apple Watch aimed at extreme sports athletes.”
The report suggests that the larger screen will provide a number of benefits, as it will offer 7 percent more screen area than the current largest Apple Watch. He speculates that Apple “could use the larger screen area to show more fitness metrics or information on watch faces at once,” but the larger screen could also affect the interface and apps, as we’ve seen with Apple Watch Series 7. Apple used a slightly larger screen to increase the size of the buttons in watchOS 8 and add a full-sized keyboard.
Gurman also reports that the new extreme watch “will improve tracking metrics like altitude during hiking workouts and data during swimming,” while the larger battery will allow athletes to track workouts over longer periods of time. time. Apple has rated the Apple Watch for 18 hours of battery life since its debut in 2015.
This isn’t the first we’ve heard of this rugged watch aimed at athletes. We previously reported an upcoming new variant of the Apple Watch with higher water resistance and other features that make it more suitable for extreme sports, such as better durability and a shatter-resistant screen. This rugged, shock-resistant Apple Watch is rumored to be part of Apple’s plan to expand the Apple Watch lineup to better compete with Garmin’s offerings.
The new rugged sports watch will also reportedly gain the ability to measure the user’s body temperature to detect fever, a new feature we reported is expected to come to the other Apple Watch Series 8 models.
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