USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack vs Wasserstein 26 ft Pogo Pin Cable and Adapter Power Cable Compatible with Google Nest Cam Outdoor or Indoor: which is safer?

Wasserstein 26 ft Pogo Pin Cable and Adapter Power Cable Compatible with Google Nest Cam Outdoor or Indoor is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

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

Our pick

Wasserstein 26 ft Pogo Pin Cable and Adapter Power Cable Compatible with Google Nest Cam Outdoor or Indoor

Google

Wasserstein 26 ft Pogo Pin Cable and Adapter Power Cable Compatible with Google Nest Cam Outdoor or Indoor

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Copper wire with standard plastic/rubber insulation

Confidence

72%

PossibleInsulation degradation and electrical shock risk

PossibleConnector corrosion (pogo pins)

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 Insulation degradation and electrical shock risk and Connector corrosion (pogo pins) on the Google and not on the Anker.
  • The Anker is PVC outer jacket, copper conductors, standard connectors where the Google is Copper wire with standard plastic/rubber insulation, 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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