{"id":83720,"date":"2025-10-16T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/83720\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:00:08","slug":"relax-your-pixel-10-pro-fold-isnt-going-to-explode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/83720\/","title":{"rendered":"Relax \u2014 your Pixel 10 Pro Fold isn’t going to explode"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love an entertaining YouTube video as much as the next person. It\u2019s fun to sit down and watch someone torment a smartphone in ways we never would with an $1,800 investment.<\/p>\n

Occasionally, there\u2019s a nugget of useful information to keep in mind. Still, most times torture test videos lean towards the sensational \u2014 and that\u2019s precisely what happened with the latest JerryRigEverything video about the Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Your Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold isn\u2019t going to catch fire like it does in the video \u2014 period. I\u2019m not claiming there won\u2019t be battery issues down the line, but making a buying decision based on what you saw is foolish.<\/p>\n

I also take issue with some of the claims made in his video, and it\u2019s important not to let infotainment bleed into reality \u2014 here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll never bend your phone like that<\/p>\n

Even in your back pocket<\/p>\n

\"Google<\/p>\n

The headline everyone is latching onto is that a Pixel 10 Pro Fold caught fire, but what\u2019s ignored is how the phone reached that point.<\/p>\n

In the video, the device was already compromised, bent backward with force along an antenna line while unfolded. When folded again along the same line, the lithium-ion battery appears to bend and puncture, which seems to have caused the fire.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the tip: don\u2019t bend lithium-ion battery cells. I don\u2019t care what phone you\u2019re using; it will cause a fire.<\/p>\n

I also don\u2019t subscribe to the thought that regular use can lead to a failure along the antenna lines.<\/p>\n

For starters, you don\u2019t sit on your phone while it\u2019s unfolded \u2014 that\u2019s ridiculous. The device will be closed in your back pocket, with your weight evenly distributed across the entire phone.<\/p>\n

In a bookbag, it\u2019s highly unlikely that you\u2019ll put your phone away upside down and unfolded, crushing it against a specific point with 100 pounds of schoolbooks.<\/p>\n

When you start to play through the real-world scenarios and comedy of errors that would have to happen to recreate the same conditions for failure, you realize how ridiculous it is.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s why the original Pixel Fold<\/a> and Pixel 9 Pro Fold didn\u2019t cause significant issues, despite failing the same JerryRigEverything test at the same spot. <\/p>\n

Google can\u2019t just slap an IP68 rating on<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a made-up standard<\/p>\n

\"Google<\/p>\n

Google does advertise the Pixel 10 Pro Fold as IP68 dust- and water-resistant, but the company didn\u2019t make that claim up. The phone is designed to comply with the IEC 60529 standard.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know which combination of internal testing Google used on the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, but it\u2019s not a rating the company would take lightly.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s revealed that Google didn\u2019t conduct the necessary testing, that\u2019s a different story \u2014 but I don\u2019t expect that to be the case. Until I see hinges failing from dust during regular use, I\u2019m not alarmed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that an IP68 rating doesn\u2019t guarantee dust and water-proofing. Google even mentions that wear and tear over time can compromise the device.<\/p>\n

I say in my review that I still wouldn\u2019t build a sand castle with the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, but for normal activities, I enjoy the added peace of mind.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t think of a scenario where you\u2019d pour a large amount of dusty gravel over your phone, unless you were asking for trouble.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be interesting to see how the Pixel 10 Pro Fold\u2019s hinge holds up over time, but if you use your device reasonably, I don\u2019t expect undue issues.<\/p>\n

Verification is important, to a degree<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on the Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/p>\n

\"Material<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying we should take everything we see and hear at face value. Testing is important, but there\u2019s a difference between testing that mirrors what users will actually encounter versus reality television-esque testing meant to cause a spectacular result.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unfortunate that people will see a Pixel 10 Pro Fold catch fire and be deterred from buying it. It\u2019ll either reinforce the bias that folding phones are fragile or scare new users from taking the chance on something different.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m never going to hate on someone making a living by creating content. However, I don\u2019t want people to make the mistake of taking a video designed for its entertainment value and applying it to their real-world experience with a phone.<\/p>\n

Infotainment is great, but take it for what it is.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let a video on the internet sway you<\/p>\n

I recommend that you don\u2019t miss out on a phone that I enjoy. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a fantastic device that gets outstanding battery life for a foldable, provided you don\u2019t bend the lithium-ion cell in half.<\/p>\n

It features gorgeous screens, and Material 3 Expressive<\/a> is my favorite Android 16 software to use. <\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t typically try to set your screen on fire with a lighter or spend your afternoons shoving gravel on your smartphone, pick up a Pixel 10 Pro Fold with confidence.<\/p>\n

\"Pixel<\/p>\n

\"Android<\/p>\n

8.5\/10<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSoC \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoogle Tensor G5<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tRAM \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16GB<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tStorage \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t256 GB \/ 512 GB\/ 1TB with Zoned UFS<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tBattery \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5015mAh<\/p>\n

The Pixel 10 Pro Fold offers Gemini AI features and can withstand an impressive 10 years of screen folding. This smartphone is an investment that’ll last for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I love an entertaining YouTube video as much as the next person. It\u2019s fun to sit down and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-83720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}