feeling : This week ’s set to be a interfering one in the world of tech with Apple ’s “ Far Out ” launching event schedule to take position tomorrow .

At the upshot we ’ll be bombarded with all manner of new item if the pre - event chin-wagging is to be believed . But , put by the newiPhone 14 , there ’s one primal rumour press release that stand out for me : the legendary Apple Watch Pro .

To entrance readers up , the Pro is a hotly rumoured new entry into Apple ’s line of smartwatches . It ’s expect to be a “ sports ” focussed variant of the baseApple Watch 8 , which is also expect to appear at the company ’s Far Out event .

rumor raise include a larger battery , more sports focussed lookout man face and a rugged titanium case . If all this vocalize intimate , it should . Samsung followed this release scheme earlier this twelvemonth with the launching of theGalaxy Watch 5 Pro .

Though the two are only really contender in name only , with Apple Watches only working with iPhones and the Watch 5 Pro postulate a Samsung handset to fully unlock all its characteristic , for me there ’s one key thing Apple ’s handset could instruct from its Android contender .

Specifically , that it needs to volunteer secure battery life than any of its predecessors .

In display case you missed myGalaxy Watch 5 Pro recapitulation , I found that while there is plenty to like about Samsung ’s new flagship wearable , with it offering a wonderfully brightOLEDscreen , local turn - by - turn pilotage and all the smartwatch perks of Google’sWear OS3 , battery life was a central vexation .

Coming off aGarmin Fenix 7 , which remains thebest fitness trackerI’ve used this year , the Watch 5 Pro ’s battery living was a unceasing point of disputation . Doing a workout each morning and a 5 km runs withGPSactivated , the gadget simply could n’t match the stamen of competing fittingness trackers and run away vigil . Throughout testing I struggled to get more than 2 days of regular enjoyment out of it . Use of GPS trailing also put a big waste pipe on the barrage fire with it generally losing 5 - 8 % of its charge after a 25 - 30 minute 5 kilometer .

This may not vocalise like a big deal to people who are used to using smartwatches rather than fitness tracker , and 2 - 3 days is fine for most casual gym goers but if you go into the more extreme section of the grocery then it pales in comparison .

Even though the Watch Pro does feature all the bells and whistle expected of a hard-core tracker , like local map and turning by bend navigation , If you ’re a hiker , cyclist or runner that likes to do multiple day race or trips then 2 - 3 days battery ( without GPS ) merely is n’t enough .

If Apple wants to really capture the fittingness market then it needs a wearable that can contend with consecrate trackers from the likes of Garmin , Polar and Cortex when it comes to battery life .