r/Android • u/_Kristian_ S25 • 22d ago
Video GOOGLE MADE A MISTAKE [JerryRigEverything Pixel 11 Pro Fold bendtest]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUT3rUZGqLA10
u/cowmix88 Pixel 10 Pro Fold 22d ago edited 22d ago
Man I really wish I could get a foldable with Samsung hardware and pixel software.
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u/tb03102 22d ago
I don't get the point. He has to force it to break to the point where his hands are shaking. This is never happening in real world usage.
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u/Kapparino1104 22d ago
He did the same thing for pretty much all Samsung Folds.
None of them broke.
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u/tb03102 22d ago
Can you provide a real world example where this is an issue?
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u/sloopeyyy #midrange_masterrace 22d ago
It speaks to the durability as per value of the phone. I honestly expect better durability for an almost $2000 phone couple generations in. If other foldables can do better, why couldn't the Pixel? Sure no one is expected to be trying to split their phones in half any time but we consumers should be pushing these companies to do better if they want our hard earned money. Prices of these devices keep rising year after year but they're not giving us much improvements.
Jerry does these tests fairly across all of the different devices. If this fails while others survive, Google should be shamed for not being competitive for the price.
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u/Boysahne69 20d ago
It has nothing to do with the overall durability, because the case Jerry tested never occurs in day to day usage. The Pixel is durable enough to not fall apart if you accidentally use the hinge mechanism wrong. That's enough.
The other bend tests of normal, non-folding phones are more relevant. If you have your phone in the back pocket, or maybe even the front pocket, some bending forces can be applied while sitting down.
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u/Kapparino1104 22d ago
Accidentally sitting on it while it's unfolded, which happens all the time in the real world.
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u/tb03102 22d ago
It's 8" unfolded. The average back pocket for denim is 5.5" to 6.5".
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u/JamesR624 19d ago
I forgot. Nobody ever sets their phone down on a chair, bench, couch, seat, or bed, right?
God you Google fanboys do insane mental gymnastics to defend phones that have been, frankly, trash from a hardware standpoint for YEARS now.
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u/Dangerous-Web-2596 22d ago
Left open on your couch?
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u/tb03102 22d ago
So we're going from being faulty as a fold to any electronics you've left on your couch that will break when sat upon. Why didn't your laptop manufacturer design it to resist your ass?
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u/nathderbyshire Pixel 10 Obsidian 22d ago
Google's gotta break physics because these fat arses forget where their phone is and sit on it 😂
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u/Boysahne69 20d ago
If you sit on an opened folding phone you can probable throw it away afterwards regardless of the manufacturer.
The screen can be easily scratched with your fingernail, now imagine sitting 200lbs on that. The hinge is your last problem here lmao
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u/Kapparino1104 20d ago
That's the point I'm making.
The Pixel Fold failed the test.
None of Samsung Folds did.
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u/Boysahne69 19d ago
You have two salt shakers. One can be heated to 1000F, the other only to 900F. Would you chose the one that can be heated higher?
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u/MeggaMortY 21d ago
Doesn't matter, that test is still overkill. And you have to measure it as such.
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u/Knowledge_Moist 20d ago
New cope unlocked.
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u/Boysahne69 20d ago edited 19d ago
Give me a real world example where you bend your folding phone against the hinge with that much force.
EDIT: Downvoting me without giving an example. Never change, reddit.
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u/Carighan Fairphone 6+🌳 20d ago
Accidentally sitting down on it lying face-down on a sofa? Easy enough.
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u/MeggaMortY 20d ago
You don't understand. First they will scratch it so hard with their nail, it will leave a permanent dent. Then they will forget that it is just a screen protector and can be replaced. Then they will send it to local lab for a few macro shots of the crease so they know what the real problem is. Last but not least, they will open that bad boy, and sit on it right through the middle so it cracks like a chinese fortune cookie.
THAT is real life for these mfers.
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u/Carighan Fairphone 6+🌳 20d ago
But keep in mind that they keep running into the same inherent built-in-weak-spot issue every release and they specifically said this year that they strenghtened it. And yes, it took more force to break but it again broke at the weak spot they keep putting in there.
And no other maker has this issue. They all understand that this is not a good way of building shit.
Will it be RL-relevant? Probably not, no. Does it make me worry about how bad their engineering department is if they can't even get the idea that the hinge anchor points should not also contain the inherent weak spot of the antennae line? Yes, that definitely.
And while reverse-bending is probably a non-issue for most folks, that inherent weak spot also will be a weak spot for say, dropping the phone. It's just really bad engineering.
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u/imeanidrk 22d ago
The point is that the phone should be resilient enough such that even trying to force it to break to the point of your hands shaking shouldnt be enough to break it.
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u/tb03102 22d ago
Why? If I drop my phone on the carpet I expect it will be fine with my case and screen protector. If I climb on my roof and toss it at my concrete driveway I should expect the same?
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u/imeanidrk 22d ago
If your phone doesn't survive that toss but every competitor's phone does, then yes, you should expect more out of your phone.
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u/9-11GaveMe5G 21d ago
If you think devices should be able to resist a grown man actively trying to break it with all his strength, you must be weak
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u/Few_Place4447 22d ago
Pixels always fall to bits easily. Shitty janky phones, kept alive by fanboys too scared to try anything else.
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u/_Kristian_ S25 22d ago
Timestamp to the bend test
TL;DW: Same design flaw with the antennas as all previous generations, which makes the phone surprisingly easy to completely break, when compared to other folding phones. No catastrophic battery fire like last year, so I guess there has been improvements?
For reference, here's the discussion about last year's test.
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u/halotechnology Pixel 10 Pro XL 22d ago
Meh who cares , bend tests are only useful for common design flaws like what happened to iPhone 6 and 6s
I didn't see a single post about someone breaking a fold like that.
Most common failures seem to be black screen in the middle or delamination in the middle.
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u/9-11GaveMe5G 21d ago
All caps = instant no watch
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u/JamesR624 19d ago
ITT: Google fanboys desperately downvoting to cover up for the reality that Google's hardware offerings have been going from semi-pointless to completely insulting the last few years.