00:00People have been saying that this new Pixel 10 is going all in.
00:04Others say it's just the same again and again.
00:07Today I step in and begin to see if the 10 is a win-win or if Google is just acting.
00:15This phone is Moonstone, a shade of blue only your dogs have known.
00:18Google wants to dethrone the one and only iPhone, except it costs a thousand bones,
00:24so you gotta get a bank loan.
00:26Tim Cook's out in his lawn chair completely unaware of Google's 4% market share.
00:32But today we'll play fair. First I should declare that headphone users beware.
00:38Now most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 10 Pro
00:42even if it hit them in the face while doom scrolling in bed at night.
00:46However, if you happen to have your own personal magnetic field viewing film handy,
00:50you know, the one with the nickel flakes suspended in a colloidal solution,
00:54you can clearly tell that the Pixel 10 Pro XL has a new magnetical ring around the back wireless
00:59charger. This is to better attach wireless charging accessories with, and I'm a huge fan.
01:04Obviously these are very well hidden on the inside, and nobody besides Clark Kent can tell which phone
01:09you're repping from the outside, which is a real bummer if Google's trying to attract iPhone users,
01:15because that's kind of like their main thing. Working our way up through the Mohs scale of
01:18hardness, we see that again Google is not using plastic, which would scratch at a level 2 or 3,
01:23or sapphire, which would scratch at a level 8 or 9. Google's using Gorilla Glass Victus 2,
01:28which scratches at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7. Everything is pretty normal so far.
01:35However, since the Pixel 10 Pro gets a whopping 7 years worth of software updates, insinuating a long,
01:41useful lifespan, I would recommend adding some exterior protection to that glass. This is Prism 2.0 from my
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01:53yet adds a monumental amount of peace of mind. And we all know having one less thing to worry about
01:59is pretty priceless these days. Glass is glass and you want the replaceable layer to shatter before
02:04your $1,000 smartphone does. And it also comes with two in a box. Where was I? Oh yeah. The upper hole
02:13punch camera is a 48 megapixel sensor. It sits right below the earpiece slit that is exactly the
02:18same width as a single razor blade. No speaker grills to get dirty or fall out up here. Google has,
02:24however, added some rather large mesh grates over the lower loudspeaker and microphone hole openings.
02:30These are surprisingly secure though and won't be falling out on their own. However, if you do happen
02:36to set your phone down in mud, dirt, or jello, there's a good chance these might get dirty
02:40with no way of cleaning them out easily. So watch out for that. They do look good though. I do prefer
02:48the rugged chainmail vibe over the mirror finished aluminum. Scratches and scuffs are going to show up
02:56a lot easier on a polished surface, but at least the buttons are made from metal. They are also
03:04removable, similar to Samsung's design. You can easily swap buttons with your friends or just lose them in
03:10definitely. The volume rocker does have a secret number etched on the inside of the hole, but that
03:15number does not appear to be correlated with my serial SKU or IMEI. The buttons are secure enough
03:21though that they won't ever fall out on their own. The top of our glossy Moonstone phone has more of the
03:28100% recycled aluminum frame, a noise cancelling microphone hole, and our SIM card tray, which does
03:35not include an expandable storage SD card slot. It does have a gray rubber ring for the IP68 water
03:40resistance rating, and my IMEI is etched on the inside for the whole world to see. Please don't
03:46steal my identity. The left side of the phone has some antenna lines, and the bottom again has those two
03:58large grills, another antenna line, and our 45 watt USB-C 3.2 port. Same as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
04:07The iPhone 16 Pro Max only taps out at 30 watts, but who's counting?
04:15Google calls this a silky matte glass back, and it does feel good. The highly glossy and shiny G on the
04:21back, however, is not included in the glass edge. You can see that the sticker or shielding that they put
04:27over the G spot is not quite consistent with the front of the G underneath. It doesn't quite line
04:32up. But if you're zoomed in this far to nitpick the branding on the back side of a phone, you're
04:37either over 80 or an iPhone user. So let's move up to the camera shelf. Google says this thing is
04:44diamond cut, which either refers to the polishing of the metal or the process used to refine the edge
04:49of the glass lens that covers the three cameras. Polishing the edge makes sure light doesn't refract
04:54inside the glass while taking pictures. The 48 megapixel wide angle, 50 megapixel normal camera,
05:00and 48 megapixel 5x telephoto are all covered with the same piece of glass.
05:08The flash is a plastic diffused single LED that sits on top of what I think is the thermometer thing.
05:14Not really sure. Turning up the heat a bit, the 6.8 inch 120 hertz 3300 nit display lasted 20 seconds
05:24before getting no damage. The oleophobic coating does evaporate though, so don't try this at home.
05:29We have again been given an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner under the glass,
05:33which if you've been around a while you know that fingerprint scanners don't often work for me.
05:37However, even with some additional level 7 deeper grooves lacerated all over the ultrasonic area,
05:42the scanner still reads and unlocks my phone every single time. Nice work, Google. Thumbs up for that.
05:48Finally, the bend test. Structural integrity matters quite a whole lot when you want your
05:53phone to last the entire 7 years worth of updates. And if you're subscribed here, you're probably the
05:58type of person who wants the hardware to last as long as the software. And Google does not disappoint.
06:04This Pixel 10 Pro XL might just be their strongest phone yet. Even though it's the largest variant of
06:09the Pixel 10 lineup, the Pro XL has no flex, no creaks, no groans, and no cracks when bent from the front or
06:16the back. While I'm personally disappointed we didn't get to immediately see the insides,
06:21I am happy that the Pixel Pro XL passes my durability test. Plus, with just a small snap of my fingers,
06:28we can preview what the teardown is going to look like with my teardown skin. Just don't look at the
06:33bottom left corner yet because it looks like Google has massively improved the battery removal process.
06:38Spoiler alert, the never yellowing transparent dbrand ghost case allows your teardown skin to still shine
06:44through, making you the coolest person in a 3,963.19 mile radius complete with magnets. Bundle the ghost
06:52case and the prism screen protector and get 42% off the glass. Use code JerryRig. Link is down in the
06:57description. I'll see you in the teardown. Thanks a ton for watching. I'll see you around.
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