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

Blackview

C03 Leather Protective Case with Shoulder Strap For Active 7/Active 10 Pro

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

leather (primary material), shoulder strap

Confidence

72%

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

Mophie

Juice Pack Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

PFAS grade

Poor 40/100

Overall grade

Bad 14/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Lithium battery, plastic housing, elastomer seals with unspecified waterproof coatings

Confidence

35%

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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