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

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

Google Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable

Google

Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

PVC or TPE cable jacket, copper wire

Confidence

72%

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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