USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack vs Compatible for 2-Pack Weatherproof USB Charging Cable for Google Nest Cam (Battery) 2nd Gen, 6.6ft/2m Outdoor Power Cord: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Anker USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack

Anker

USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

PVC outer jacket, copper conductors, standard connectors

Confidence

78%

PossibleCopper conductor corrosion and oxidation

PossibleThermal degradation of PVC jacket

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from jacket wear

Compatible for 2-Pack Weatherproof USB Charging Cable for Google Nest Cam (Battery) 2nd Gen, 6.6ft/2m Outdoor Power Cord

Google

Compatible for 2-Pack Weatherproof USB Charging Cable for Google Nest Cam (Battery) 2nd Gen, 6.6ft/2m Outdoor Power Cord

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

PVC/rubber cable

Confidence

35%

PossiblePVC degradation and plasticizer leaching

PossibleConnector corrosion and electrical fault

PossibleWaterproof seal failure

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Copper conductor corrosion and oxidation, Thermal degradation of PVC jacket and Microplastic shedding from jacket wear on the Anker and not on the Google.
  • We flag PVC degradation and plasticizer leaching, Connector corrosion and electrical fault and Waterproof seal failure on the Google and not on the Anker.
  • The Anker is PVC outer jacket, copper conductors, standard connectors where the Google is PVC/rubber cable, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
  • We are less certain about the Google grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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