I've Tested Every Major Foldable Phone On The Market - Here's Why Google Is Suddenly Winning

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Pixel 10 Fold is first foldable pinch IP68 dust, h2o rating.
• Pixel 10 Pro Fold resists particulate amended than rival foldables.
• One of fewer upgrades successful Google's $1,799 foldable.

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Did Google conscionable propulsion disconnected nan impossible? At its Made by Google hardware arena thi sweek, nan institution unveiled its caller Pixel 10 Pro Fold, a $1,799 foldable telephone that's nan first of its benignant to characteristic an IP68 rating.

Those 2 digits -- particularly nan first 1 -- are really important, whether you're a predominant formation goer aliases often find a heap of particulate and debris erstwhile you propulsion your telephone retired of your pocket. An IP68 standing represents nan device's Ingress Protection code, a compliance modular for really good it tin defy h2o and dust.

Also: Everything announced astatine Made by Google 2025: Pixel 10 Pro, Fold, Watch 4, and more

While foldable phones for illustration nan Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 person agelong offered h2o guidance (IPX8), their vulnerability to particulate and mini particles has made galore consumers hesitant to perpetrate -- particularly astatine premium prices. That's why nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold's IP68 standing is arsenic noteworthy arsenic it is.

The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold features a 6.4-inch outer show erstwhile folded and 8-inch soul show erstwhile unfolded.

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The enhanced durability should greatly trim nan likelihood of nan telephone being damaged by mundane wear, particle intrusion, and more. An IP68 standing besides puts nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold successful nan aforesaid protection level arsenic accepted slab phones -- it's rather nan feat considering really difficult it is to creation a instrumentality pinch moving parts that besides withstand particulate and debris.

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Google says nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold features a remodeled hinge, pinch a gearless, high-strength beam strategy made from spacecraft-grade materials. You're looking astatine a foldable telephone that's advertised to withstand much than 10 years of folding.

The redesigned interior besides gave room for Google to compression successful a larger 5,010mAh artillery (up from past year's 4,650mAh) arsenic good arsenic magnetic adapters for PixelSnap accessories -- deliberation MagSafe for Android.

Also: Finally, Pixel 10 ends Android's MagSafe envy pinch its caller PixelSnap feature

How important is nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold's durability upgrade to you? Does nan IP68 standing make it a much enticing action than different foldable phones? Sound disconnected successful nan comments below.

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