{"id":750167,"date":"2026-08-26T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/750167\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:30:09","slug":"google-pixel-11-pro-xls-bending-resistance-tested-in-teardown-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/750167\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel 11 Pro XL&#8217;s bending resistance tested in teardown video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_11_pro_xl_5g-14800.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 11 Pro XL<\/a> earlier this month, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_11_5g-14799.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_11_pro_5g-14801.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 11 Pro<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/google_pixel_11_pro_fold-14874.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 11 Pro Fold<\/a>. If you&#8217;ve been wondering how the XL model stands up to scratches, open flames, or attempts to bend it, you&#8217;re in luck.<\/p>\n<p>Google Pixel 11 Pro XL<\/p>\n<p>The video below explores just that, in a traditional &#8220;durability test&#8221; format, before disassembling the entire handset for your viewing pleasure. So grab some popcorn and\/or a beverage of your choice, hit play, and enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n<p>The glass scratches at level 6 on the Mohs scale, with deeper grooves appearing at level 7, just as you&#8217;d expect from glass. The phone&#8217;s frame is made from aluminum, and the screen takes an open flame for about 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>In the all-important bend test, the Pixel 11 Pro XL has almost no flex whatsoever, regardless of which direction it&#8217;s bent from. So it passes the test with flying colors. Getting into the device is pretty easy, and you get to see all of the components, including the HiLight LED.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the conclusion is that the most common repairs are very easy to do by a professional, which is definitely a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google launched the Pixel 11 Pro XL earlier this month, along with the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-750167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}