USB-C to USB-C Cable 2-Pack vs UAG Scout Series Case for Google Pixel 3a: 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

UAG Scout Series Case for Google Pixel 3a

Urban Armor Gear

UAG Scout Series Case for Google Pixel 3a

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polycarbonate composite

Confidence

35%

PossibleVolatile organic compound off-gassing (new product)

ReportedPort cover degradation and water ingress

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from case surface

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 Urban Armor Gear.
  • We flag Volatile organic compound off-gassing (new product), Port cover degradation and water ingress and Microplastic shedding from case surface on the Urban Armor Gear and not on the Anker.
  • The Anker is PVC outer jacket, copper conductors, standard connectors where the Urban Armor Gear is Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polycarbonate composite, 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 Urban Armor Gear 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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