Rugged Apple Watch with Larger Display, Metal Case to Launch with iPhone 14 Series

Apple makes some of the most durable and health-focused smartwatches you can buy today. Having said that, it looks like the Cupertino giant is planning to push the limits with an extreme sports watch. According to areportfromBloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, the upcoming rugged Apple Watch could arrive later this year.

Rugged Apple Watch Coming Soon: Report

Going by the report, therugged edition of the Apple Watchwill have a larger screen that measures almost 2 inches diagonally. For context, the standard Apple Watch Series 8 is likely to include the same 1.9-inch diagonal screen as the Series 7. Gurman says Apple could use the extra space to show additional fitness metrics on the watch face.

The new rugged Apple Watch 8 is likely to offer about7% more screen areathan the Series 7. Moreover, it is likely to have a resolution of 410 pixels by 502 pixels. Regarding the materials used, Gurman says that the extreme edition of the Apple Watch willutilize astrong metalmaterial instead of aluminum alongside a shatter-resistant screen. It could also equip a larger battery than the standard models.

The highly anticipated bodytemperature measurement for standard Series 8is also likely to make its way to the rugged watch. It will help the watch detect fever and help athletes gain better tracking metrics during their workouts.

If the report is anything to go by, weshouldn’t expect significant performance improvementswith the watch’s chipset. The new Apple S8 processer is tipped to offer similar performance to the S7, which is similar to the S6. Anyway, would you consider purchasing a rugged Apple Watch? Let us know in the comments.

Subin B

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.

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