YouTuber JerryRigEverything has put Google’s new Pixel 10 Pro Fold through his signature durability test — and this one literally went up in smoke.
In his latest video published on Tuesday, titled “My Pixel 10 Pro Fold Exploded—Caught Live on Camera!”, Jerry (real name Zack Nelson) said Google “has tried nothing to strengthen the Pixel Fold” after two previous models failed along the same weak points.
“This is like Vader building a third Death Star with the exact same exhaust port,” he joked, before predicting another structural failure.
That prediction came true. During the bend test, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold snapped at the same antenna line near the hinge—the same weak spot as earlier models. When Nelson tried to straighten the phone, the battery ignited and began spewing toxic smoke acr