"It's one thing to know that the folding phone you're using is fully dust resistant. It's an entirely different thing to watch an $1,800 phone with delicate mechanical parts sink half an inch into the sand with the screen wide open. There's more to that story, but the short version is that the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold was fine."
"That's probably thanks to its IP68 rating, marking full dust and water resistance, which is a first for a folding phone. Up to now, it's been hard to recommend spending nearly $2,000 for a less durable phone when basically every non-folding flagship, from the $500 Pixel 9A on up, is rated IP68. I took the 10 Pro Fold to Seattle's premier man-made beach, intending to get some photos of the phone gently resting on the sand."
The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold carries an IP68 rating, delivering full dust and water resistance and marking the first folding phone with that certification. The phone sank about half an inch into sand while unfolded, allowing grains to reach the hinge and screen borders. The device also received a brief saltwater splash at the water's edge. Despite sand intrusion and saltwater exposure, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold remained functional. The certification addresses prior concerns about recommending nearly $2,000 foldable phones without robust ingress protection, since many non-folding flagships already offer IP68 durability.
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