What the Apple Watch Pro needs to succeed
by Victoria Song from The Verge - All Posts on (#633J7)
watchOS 9 will bring new running metrics, which hints that a Pro" Apple Watch is on the way. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge 2022 is a big year for smartwatches. Samsung just refreshed its Galaxy Watch lineup with a new Pro" model, Google is finally releasing a Pixel Watch, Qualcomm launched a new wearable chip, and some Wear OS 2 watches will finally get the upgrade to Wear OS 3. And over in Apple's camp, the Apple Watch lineup is about to see its biggest overhaul in years. This year, we're expecting to see not one, not two, but potentially three new Apple Watch models. A new Series 8, a new SE, and a never-before-seen rugged Pro" model - a new high-end option that could potentially shake things up in the smartwatch world.
That's because an Apple Watch Pro would mean Apple's entering a whole new wearable category: multisport fitness watches. This is a...