Preordering the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is a no-brainer!

I got my Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold last year at launch thanks to an amazing deal by trading in my 10-year-old iPad, which gave me $1,000 off.

My 13 year old iPad saved me a $1,000

In 2011, my dad got an iPad. It was a pretty fancy one and had 3G support with 16gb support. We barely could fill up half of it. Ironically, my dad almost never used it and gave it to me. Anyway, for over 8 years, it has been sitting in

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Anyway, this year, I was content with not upgrading from my one-year-old Pixel 9 Pro Fold because, well; I wasn't looking forward to spending so much money on a phone.

Compared to last year's model, this year, Google added the following to its foldable:

• MagSafe 👏: first Android phone to support MagSafe
• IP68 dust and water resistance 🚿: first foldable to have IP68 rating
• Google Tensor G5 (3 nm) coming from a G4 (4 nm) chip 😐 meh
• Larger Battery 🔋 : from 4,650 mAh to 5,015 mAh
• Bluetooth 6.0 😐 meh
• Peak brightness increases to 3,000 nits from 2,700 nits ☀️
• Many Google AI related features 😐 meh (magic cue etc)

When the Pixel 10 Pro Fold was announced, my wallet was super pleased because I didn't have a good reason to upgrade. After trading in my Pixel 9 Pro Fold, the upgrade would cost me AUD1800. I like MagSafe, but I am not paying that much for it.

FEW DAYS LATER

Whirlpool is a popular old school like forum in Australia. While browsing, I came across a post where it said that if you had bought the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold from Harvey Norman, you may upgrade by paying AUD299. This sounded like an amazing deal. My purchase came with Harvey Norman's Mobile Freedom Plan (which apparently is now discontinued). It is like Apple'e iPhone Upgrade Program. Interestingly, this plan was included for free with my purchase, and I can upgrade if available by 14 September 2025.

I was overjoyed 😹!

In Australia, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is going to be available on 9 October 2025, a few weeks after my Mobile Freedom Plan expires. However, you can place a preorder now, and this is exactly what I have done, thus using my AUD299 upgrade. The only downside was that I had to hand in my Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and wait till the 10 Pro Fold is available in October 😔.

Therefore, since 9 September, I have been without my beloved foldable 😿.

I am eagerly looking forward to 9 October when I go to my local Harvey Norman and reunite with a Foldable.

Best AUD299 I have spent in recent times

Opportunity for a new challenge

You may recall, in June 2025, I embarked on a challenge where I did not use any Apple devices for 6 weeks.

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On June 1st 2025, I embarked on an experiment to live entirely without Apple devices. Details of said experiment: Experiment: Ecosystem without AppleLearning to live without, at least for a little while.Mere CivilianMereCivilian After thoughts Six weeks after successfully completing this experiment, an opportunity presented itself. I seriously considered

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Being without my beloved foldable, I took this opportunity to use only Apple devices for 4 weeks starting 9 September. This means that my Surface Pro and my Pixel Watch will rest while I try to live the Apple ecosystem lifestyle.

It's almost 2 weeks (at the time of writing this post) since this experiment started, and as I suspected, I really, really miss my Google Fold. Despite having the iPhone Air, there is something so wonderful about a foldable 💌.

Interestingly, I am also missing my Surface Pro. I got very fond of that device too. Honestly, I am considering bringing the Surface Pro back into my daily rotation and changing this experiment from Exclusive to Apple to 30 Days without Android.