C03 Leather Protective Case with Shoulder Strap For Active 7/Active 10 Pro vs Juice Pack Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: which is safer?
Blackview C03 Leather Protective Case with Shoulder Strap For Active 7/Active 10 Pro is the clear pick. Mophie Juice Pack Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Blackview
C03 Leather Protective Case with Shoulder Strap For Active 7/Active 10 Pro
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in leather tanning (chromium, lead)
PossibleSynthetic dyes and colorants in leather and strap fabric
ReportedVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) from tanning and finishing
Mophie
Juice Pack Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedLithium battery thermal and mechanical rupture
PossibleUndisclosed waterproof coating chemistry (PFAS and alternatives)
PossiblePlastic housing degradation and microplastic release
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in leather tanning (chromium, lead), Synthetic dyes and colorants in leather and strap fabric, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from tanning and finishing and Formaldehyde in leather finish resins on the Blackview and not on the Mophie.
- We flag Lithium battery thermal and mechanical rupture, Undisclosed waterproof coating chemistry (PFAS and alternatives), Plastic housing degradation and microplastic release and Electrolyte leakage if seal integrity fails on the Mophie and not on the Blackview.
- The Blackview is leather (primary material), shoulder strap where the Mophie is Lithium battery, plastic housing, elastomer seals with unspecified waterproof coatings, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Blackview is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Mophie grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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