USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack vs Tidal Waterproof Floating Phone Pouch: which is safer?

Body Glove Tidal Waterproof Floating Phone Pouch 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

Body Glove Tidal Waterproof Floating Phone Pouch

Body Glove

Tidal Waterproof Floating Phone Pouch

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Neoprene or synthetic polymer

Confidence

45%

PossibleMold or bacterial growth in seals

PossibleZinc or metal hardware corrosion and leaching

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 Body Glove.
  • We flag Mold or bacterial growth in seals and Zinc or metal hardware corrosion and leaching on the Body Glove and not on the Anker.
  • The Anker is PVC outer jacket, copper conductors, standard connectors where the Body Glove is Neoprene or synthetic polymer, 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 Body Glove grade, at 45% 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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