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0:00
So, Google sent over the uh new Pixel 10
0:04
Pro Fold, and uh I'm pretty excited to
0:08
mess with this. I've been driving the
0:10
ZFold 5 for quite some time now, off and
0:13
on with some different Pixels. Uh so,
0:15
I've definitely been in the folding
0:16
camp. So, yeah, let's uh let's hop in
0:19
the box and see what this thing's about.
0:24
So, we've got the Moonstone color here.
0:27
This is kind of the new the new color
0:28
this year. last year was Hazel. Uh I
0:31
really liked Hazel. I like Moonstone in
0:33
the Pixel 10 Pro XL. Uh this is a 256
0:36
gig model. And uh you know, ultimately I
0:42
don't think there's a ton of difference
0:43
physically between this and last year's
0:45
Pro Fold. Um and I like that device
0:49
quite a bit. Uh but like I said, I've
0:51
been using the ZFold 5 a lot uh of late.
0:55
I just kind of got back in that fold
0:57
mentality. Uh, I switched over to the
0:59
the 12 Pro or the 10 Pro. I keep saying
1:02
12 for some reason. Uh, I switched over
1:03
to the 10 Pro uh, Pixel 10 Pro uh, XL
1:07
for a little bit of time. Um, and just
1:10
really missed the foldable form factor.
1:12
So, I was kind of excited in this
1:14
version of the Pixel phone lineup to
1:16
really try the fold out again this time
1:18
around. In the box, there's not a whole
1:20
lot. Obviously, this thing is super
1:22
duper thin. Uh, your basic uh, stuff
1:26
that no one reads. uh terms and
1:28
conditions, a SIM card ejector tool,
1:30
which means we actually have a SIM card
1:32
slot on this one, unlike the other
1:33
Pixels uh that don't have an actual
1:35
physical SIM card slot. Because of
1:38
moving over to the Pixel 10, I've uh
1:40
foregone my physical SIM card, so I'll
1:43
have to do the e SIM transfer. But then
1:45
you get u the uh charging cable here in
1:48
the box, and that is it. Um and that's
1:50
just the way of things here in 2025. But
1:53
this is what you're all really here for
1:54
anyway, right?
1:56
Let's peel this bad boy back.
1:59
Oh man, that moonstone looks so good.
2:04
Gosh, I love that colorway.
2:07
And again, I know the ZFold 7 that
2:10
Samsung just put out is crazy thin. I've
2:13
I've handled a couple people that have
2:14
them. I've I've held them in my hands
2:16
and like, "Man, that's wild thin." This
2:18
is wildly thin. Um, and just a good
2:22
looking Look at that. Just a good
2:25
looking device overall. I'm curious.
2:29
Yeah. So, I can set this thing down on
2:31
the table. It doesn't wobble. My ZFold
2:33
and I'd say the six is the same way. The
2:35
cameras are the same way. And the ZFold
2:36
7 is the same way as well. So, without a
2:38
case, I mean, this thing's an absolute
2:40
wobble monster. Now, granted, I always
2:42
keep a case on mine, and as soon as
2:44
Google sends me the case for this one,
2:46
I'll have it on it as well. But what you
2:49
get in the uh Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a
2:52
return to something more similar to a
2:56
standard smartphone size when you're
2:58
holding it uh when it's not open. So,
3:00
let me pull in the uh this is the Pixel
3:03
10 Pro, which is what Joe is using right
3:06
now. And you can see next to each other
3:08
the physical size of these devices very,
3:10
very similar when this one's closed up.
3:13
So, the benefit here is you get a device
3:16
that um when you pull it out of your
3:18
pocket and I mean, let me just hold the
3:20
weight here. Let me feel
3:22
incredibly similar in weight, too. So,
3:25
when you pull it out of your pocket,
3:27
your first thought isn't I'm I'm
3:28
carrying around a small tablet. Um it is
3:31
it feels like a phone. Now granted, you
3:33
have the, you know, squared off edges
3:34
here and here obviously that you need
3:36
for the interior screen, but overall
3:38
when you pull it out, the size, the
3:41
width, I mean, it's probably not fair
3:43
with this one having a case on, but you
3:45
can see, I mean, the width is very, very
3:47
similar. Uh, this is going to be
3:49
obviously the the Pixel 10 Pro. It's
3:51
going to be a little bit thinner, but
3:52
with a case on it and stuff like uh this
3:55
thing just feels excellent in the hand.
3:56
The nice squared off edges, and man,
3:58
that color is just something else. Um,
4:00
I'll be kind of sad to put a case on
4:02
this to be honest with you. But you got
4:03
a fingerprint scanner on the side,
4:05
volume rocker, um, you know, the Pixel,
4:08
um, camera layout here, and, um,
4:11
frontfacing camera, and then your 6.3 in
4:13
screen on the front, and you open this
4:15
thing up, and you're opened up into a
4:17
nice almost square but slightly um um,
4:22
landscape setup here because of the
4:25
width of that outer display. All right,
4:27
we're in and past the initial setup. And
4:29
uh yeah, I mean this feels very similar
4:32
to using the 10 or the 9 Pro Fold. Um
4:36
you've got the camera cutout here for
4:38
the 10 megapixel selfie shooter on the
4:41
front. Obviously, we've got a cutout for
4:42
the 10 megapixel selfie shooter there.
4:44
6.3 in uh display up front. 120 Hz on
4:48
both uh LTPO displays, I believe. Um
4:52
I'll have to do some more research on
4:53
some of that stuff before we do the
4:55
actual review on this device. Uh but
4:57
yeah, it does open up ever so slightly
4:59
landscape uh when whenever um whenever
5:03
you actually open it up to the inside.
5:05
Let me get past that. See, this helps
5:07
see it a little bit. Um where the the
5:10
it's it's slightly wider, but I mean
5:12
it's almost square. So whether you open
5:14
it up and or flip it into position,
5:17
you're going to get a similar view both
5:19
ways, which means you're getting a much
5:21
larger overall screen real estate than
5:23
something like the ZFold 5, ZFold 6, uh,
5:26
which have this really thin outer
5:28
display. And so you definitely get a
5:30
portrait view here. I'll set them beside
5:33
each other. They're about the same
5:34
height, but you can just tell. I mean,
5:36
it's not even close as far as the width
5:38
goes. And then when we turn them
5:40
this way, you're getting much more
5:42
height uh from your from your viewport
5:45
there as well. So, um and it's a
5:48
foldable. So, we got to talk about the
5:51
crease. And again, let me give you a
5:53
point of reference here. I use this
5:54
device all the time. Um and and so I'm
5:58
very used to it. In this particular
6:00
layout here, as I'm looking at it, I
6:02
don't see the crease. Now, if I hold it
6:03
like this or like that into the light,
6:05
sure, I see the crease. But I'm looking
6:07
at it straight on and I'm using the
6:08
device. I don't see the crease. However,
6:10
for the point of this video, I'm going
6:12
to attempt my best. Um, let me turn the
6:14
screen off here to show you the crease.
6:17
So, trying to think of light. I'm going
6:19
to kind of bend it around. Go up this
6:22
way. I don't know if we're going to be
6:24
able to see it. Um, what I can tell you
6:26
is very, very discernible on this
6:29
device.
6:31
So much less discernable. And this is in
6:33
the worst possible conditions of
6:35
lighting. So, screen is off. I'm I've
6:37
got a big light shining in and I'm
6:39
looking at this thing. When I look at
6:40
these two, it literally is a 100%
6:44
improvement uh as far as crease
6:46
visibility. For some of you, I know that
6:48
that's a big deal. Like, you're like,
6:49
"Oh, man. I don't want that. That crease
6:51
is weird. I don't like it in my screen."
6:52
I'm telling you, when the screen comes
6:54
on and it looks like this, you can't see
6:56
a crease. And even when you're scrolling
6:58
across, like this one is so small, you
7:01
don't even feel it. So, kudos to Google.
7:03
Um, this this hinge mechanism is
7:06
fantastic. Uh, the feel of this device
7:08
is great. Let's see how it does in
7:10
multiple setups here. Yeah. So, it
7:13
doesn't have to be any particular
7:15
amount. Now, obviously, when you get
7:16
almost open, it does fall over that way.
7:19
And so, for apps like YouTube, for
7:21
instance, you know, if you if you cut it
7:23
in half here, the player will be on the
7:25
bottom. There you go. Uh, the camera,
7:27
perfect example. So, you've got all your
7:28
controls down here and then you've got
7:30
the the viewport up there. There's a lot
7:32
of apps that'll split screen that way.
7:33
So, being able to have them and kind of
7:36
set it up, especially if you're using
7:37
this kind of as its own tripod is a
7:39
really nice touch. Uh, but overall, the
7:41
build quality of this thing feels
7:43
impeccable. Honestly, the original Pixel
7:45
Fold was really good. Uh, it had some
7:47
some defects. They fixed like everything
7:50
honestly in the 9 Pro Fold and so this
7:52
is just an iteration on that design and
7:55
I must say this is a gorgeous looking
7:57
device. Uh, it scares me to death to
7:59
carry this around without a case on it.
8:01
So, I probably won't be doing that until
8:03
Google sends that case over um because
8:06
this is an expensive device um as all
8:09
foldables are at this point. But, if
8:11
you're someone who really really wants
8:14
uh the benefits of having both a phone
8:16
and then a nice large screen tablet uh
8:19
at your disposal in your pocket at all
8:21
times, this could be a device that uh is
8:24
of great interest. And along with it,
8:26
you get those pixel cameras. So, um I
8:28
actually pulled up uh we can ask Gemini.
8:30
That'll be fun on camera. Um exactly
8:33
what the um what are the uh specs for
8:37
the Pixel 10 Pro Fold cameras? The Pixel
8:41
10 Pro Fold has a triple rear camera
8:43
system, a 48 megapixels wide lens, a
8:46
10.5 megapix ultrawide with macro focus,
8:50
and a 10.8 MP 5x telephoto lens. So,
8:53
you're getting a 5x telephoto, ultra
8:55
wide, and regular wide-angle lens. Uh,
8:57
they're not quite the megapixel count
8:58
that you get on the Pixel uh 10 Pro and
9:01
Pro XL. Uh, but what it feels like
9:04
hardware probably from last year's uh
9:07
Pixel devices or something like that.
9:09
Um, but you know, it's it's going to be
9:11
a great camera system for sure. It's a
9:13
Pixel, so there's a lot of software
9:14
involved here. So you don't have to get
9:16
a foldable and think I'm getting a
9:18
terrible Pixel or a terrible camera
9:20
experience because again it's a Pixel
9:22
and because of the size of that camera
9:24
hump there. Um you're not getting any
9:26
wobble on the desk. Let's see if it
9:27
wobbles when fully open here.
9:30
Uh upper corner is the only thing. So
9:32
down here if you were to set it down and
9:33
use it um and then additionally, who
9:36
knows as this whole Android desktop
9:38
thing is happening um and Chromebooks
9:40
are transitioning and all this wild
9:42
stuff's happening in this ecosystem.
9:44
There could be a time in the next year
9:45
where this thing can be plugged in and
9:48
uh used as a like a laptop kind of
9:50
replacement. So, who knows? Uh it's a
9:52
powerful device. Obviously, a Tensor G5
9:54
inside. Uh 16 gigs of RAM, 256 gigs of
9:58
storage, so there's no problems with uh
10:00
performance here. It's going to be
10:02
plenty fast. The screens look great. The
10:04
cameras are going to be really great.
10:05
They're Pixel again. Um and the form
10:08
factor and the build quality is really
10:10
great. Uh I'm looking forward to trying
10:12
this thing out. Again, I've been in that
10:13
foldable state of mind for a little bit
10:15
now, and so I'm really excited to see uh
10:18
what life with the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is
10:21
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10:22
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