{"id":303577,"date":"2025-10-14T20:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/303577\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T20:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:55:13","slug":"watch-pixel-10-pro-fold-failed-test-so-badly-its-battery-blew-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/303577\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Pixel 10 Pro Fold failed test so badly its battery blew up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pixel 10 Pro Fold battery exploded during JerryRigEverything\u2019s durability test.<\/li>\n<li>It snapped along the same weak antenna line as past Folds, and the IP rating was called into question.<\/li>\n<li>The YouTuber says it\u2019s the \u201cweakest\u201d foldable he\u2019s ever tested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We know you might only be here for the fireworks. If so, skip to the 7:20 mark in the video above.<\/p>\n<p>According to JRE, the explosion happened after the phone snapped at one of its antenna lines, which pinched the pouch-style battery layers together and caused a short circuit. That quickly led to a thermal reaction that dumped all of the battery\u2019s energy in one uncontrolled burst. It\u2019s the first time in his decade of stress-testing all of the mainstream phones that one has actually gone up in smoke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_8g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_8g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his view, that failure was made all the more predictable because Google left the same weak antenna lines in the same spot for the third generation in a row. Both the original Pixel Fold and last year\u2019s Pixel 9 Pro Fold failed along those same lines. He went on to compare it to Darth Vader building a third Death Star with the same exhaust port.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_8g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"JerryRigEverything Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Battery Exploded Durability Test\"  alt=\"JerryRigEverything Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Battery Exploded Durability Test\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JerryRigEverything-Google-Pixel-10-Pro-Fold-Battery-Exploded-Durability-Test-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/ip-ratings-explained-746306\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IP rating<\/a> was also called into question before the explosion. While the company claimed the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the first foldable with a fully sealed, IP68-rated hinge, JRE\u2019s sand test told a different story. After pouring the course mixture onto the device, he found that fine particles made their way inside the hinge, producing what he called \u201cdisturbing crunching sounds.\u201d He concluded that the screen is probably dust-proof, but \u201cthe hinge definitely isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the end, he branded the Pixel 10 Pro Fold \u201cby far the weakest folding phone I\u2019ve ever tested.\u201d The combination of repeated structural flaws and marketing that hyped durability didn\u2019t go down well either: \u201cHaving the audacity to call the Pixel 10 Fold extremely durable\u2026 is an insult to tech enthusiasts everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the catastrophic ending, JRE kept going long enough to confirm that a mysterious second sensor under the folding display wasn\u2019t a hidden camera, but rather a proximity and light sensor. His main takeaway was that before Google attempts another Fold, it should probably start by moving those antenna lines somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TL;DR The Pixel 10 Pro Fold battery exploded during JerryRigEverything\u2019s durability test. 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