Aquara Ultra Slim 5 Cup Water Filter Pitcher vs Culligan 12-Cup Water Filter Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Bacterial growth in filter media and stagnant water, Seal degradation and cross-contamination, Filter media saturation and reduced contaminant removal and Activated carbon dust or filter particle shedding on the Aqua Crest and not on the ZeroWater.
• We flag Bacterial growth in reservoir if filter unmaintained or water stored too long, Filter cartridge degradation and particle escape if overfilled or misseated and Ion-exchange resin saturation without visible warning on the ZeroWater and not on the Aqua Crest.
• The Aqua Crest is Plastic pitcher (BPA-free typically marketed), activated carbon filter media where the ZeroWater is Activated carbon and ion-exchange resin filter media, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
• These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.