{"id":16368,"date":"2025-08-22T03:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=16368"},"modified":"2025-08-22T03:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:35:50","slug":"an-exclusive-look-at-reliability-labs-where-google-stress-tests-pixel-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=16368","title":{"rendered":"An Exclusive Look at Reliability Labs, Where Google Stress-Tests Pixel Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Smartphones are durable,<\/span> powerful devices we carry everywhere<\/em>. They get slightly better<\/a> every year, too. Whether that’s through improved glass technology that’s more shatter- and scratch-proof, or screen size adjustments to ensure the best experience in your hand.<\/p>\n

Take the just-announced Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/a>, for example. It’s now IP68-rated<\/a> for water and<\/em> dust resistance, just like most flagship candybar phones<\/a>. Just a few years ago, the hinge mechanism on folding phones was still having problems with dust, and even Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Fold7<\/a> is only IP48, meaning it’s not as<\/em> dust-proof as the Pixel.<\/p>\n

Phone manufacturers run a battery of tests on their devices constantly throughout the development cycle\u2014sometimes more than a year before the product even comes out. Google invited me to its headquarters in Mountain View, California, to check out one such testing center, dubbed Reliability Labs. It’s a nondescript building on Google’s campus, but inside are next-gen Pixel phones<\/a> and smartwatches<\/a> getting tumbled, dropped, and even frozen to measure their overall durability. (Google paid for a portion of my travel expenses to see its research facility.)<\/p>\n

The Folding Test<\/h2>\n
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