Apple will likely 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 help its wearable compete with the industry’s best fitness watches.

An Apple Watch “pro” could feature a bigger, shatter-resistant display, more accurate hiking and swim tracking, longer battery life, and a more rugged chassis. Gurman suggests the material used for its body could be titanium, already utilized in some training-centric smartwatches like models from Garmin.

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This “pro” version of the Apple Watch is expected to have a 2-inch display, while the already-rumored-about Apple Watch Series 8 will measure in at 1.9-inches across—the same size as the current Apple Watch Series. In an earlier newsletter, Gurman said this would give the watch about 7% more screen real estate than the current models. The “pro” Apple Watch will likely have a resolution of 410 pixels by 502 pixels, and the larger screen area could be devoted to displaying more fitness data.

Garmin does seem like the main competition for this particular Apple Watch, which Gurman said will be designed to “appeal to extreme sports athletes.” It may also appeal to folks who want a slightly larger display and something more robust than what Apple currently offers. Gurman says this version of the Apple Watch is codenamed N199 inside Cupertino walls.

Fitness watches have different capabilities than regular, app-driven smartwatches because they’re equipped with more sensors for tracking body metrics. Rather than exist as an extension of a mobile device, a fitness watch like the Garmin Epix, for instance, offers more accurate GPS, real-time stamina tracking, longer water resistance, and a display that’s more suited for the outdoors.

Apple will likely 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 help its wearable compete with the industry’s best fitness watches.

An Apple Watch “pro” could feature a bigger, shatter-resistant display, more accurate hiking and swim tracking, longer battery life, and a more rugged chassis. Gurman suggests the material used for its body could be titanium, already utilized in some training-centric smartwatches like models from Garmin.

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This “pro” version of the Apple Watch is expected to have a 2-inch display, while the already-rumored-about Apple Watch Series 8 will measure in at 1.9-inches across—the same size as the current Apple Watch Series. In an earlier newsletter, Gurman said this would give the watch about 7% more screen real estate than the current models. The “pro” Apple Watch will likely have a resolution of 410 pixels by 502 pixels, and the larger screen area could be devoted to displaying more fitness data.

Garmin does seem like the main competition for this particular Apple Watch, which Gurman said will be designed to “appeal to extreme sports athletes.” It may also appeal to folks who want a slightly larger display and something more robust than what Apple currently offers. Gurman says this version of the Apple Watch is codenamed N199 inside Cupertino walls.

Fitness watches have different capabilities than regular, app-driven smartwatches because they’re equipped with more sensors for tracking body metrics. Rather than exist as an extension of a mobile device, a fitness watch like the Garmin Epix, for instance, offers more accurate GPS, real-time stamina tracking, longer water resistance, and a display that’s more suited for the outdoors.