USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack vs Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable: which is safer?
Anker USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Anker
USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCopper conductor corrosion and oxidation
PossibleThermal degradation of PVC jacket
PossibleMicroplastic shedding from jacket wear
Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePlasticizer leaching from PVC jacket
ReportedInsulation degradation and wire exposure
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 Plasticizer leaching from PVC jacket and Insulation degradation and wire exposure on the Google and not on the Anker.
- The Anker is PVC outer jacket, copper conductors, standard connectors where the Google is PVC or TPE cable jacket, copper wire, 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.
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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