Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold If you want the flexibility of a folding phone with all the conveniences of Google's Pixel software, there's nothing else quite like the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. It's supremely durable, fun to use, and has great battery life, too. However, lacking design innovation, a limiting chipset, and lackluster cameras make recommending the $1,799 Pixel 10 Pro Fold somewhat difficult to anyone except die-hard Pixel fans.
The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a very good foldable. It’s the first folding phone with an IP68 rating and built-in magnetic charging. Staples like a good hinge, reliable battery life, quality screens, and well-made software are all present.
By all of those accounts, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold should be an easy recommendation. And yet, I think it’s the most challenging model to recommend out of the entire Pixel 10 series.
While all of the above about the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is true, so is the fact that much about the phone feels outdated in a world where the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and non-folding Pixel 10 Pro exist — whether it’s the Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s burdening weight/thickness or its lagging cameras.
If you know you want a folding Pixel phone, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the best you can get. But if you’re looking for the best Pixel experience regardless of form factor, or the best foldable not tied to a specific brand, the conversation around the Pixel 10 Pro Fold becomes a lot trickier.
Excellent durability and convenient magnets in a hefty package
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What better place to start that conversation than the design and hardware?
Starting with the positives, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is, by far, the most durable folding phone I’ve ever used. On paper, there are two main reasons for this. The first is the phone’s new gearless hinge, and the second is its IP68 dust/water resistance rating — the first of its kind for a foldable.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is, by far, the most durable folding phone I've ever used.
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