Aquafresh Aqua Fresh Refrigerator Water Filter New In Box vs Waterdrop Refrigerator Water Filter for Whirlpool 3-Pack: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Bacterial growth in saturated filter media, Carbon dust inhalation during installation and Inadequate contaminant removal if filter is counterfeit or defective on the Aqua Fresh and not on the Whirlpool.
• We flag Bacterial growth in filter media (biofilm accumulation), Carbon dust or particle release into water and Filter housing seal or valve failure on the Whirlpool and not on the Aqua Fresh.
• The Aqua Fresh is activated carbon and ion-exchange resin (standard RO/carbon filter media) where the Whirlpool is Activated carbon and polypropylene (typical refrigerator filter media), 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.