C03 Leather Protective Case with Shoulder Strap For Active 7/Active 10 Pro vs UAG Pathfinder Case for Apple iPhone 13: which is safer?
Urban Armor Gear UAG Pathfinder Case for Apple iPhone 13 is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Urban Armor Gear
UAG Pathfinder Case for Apple iPhone 13
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleThermal degradation and off-gassing
PossibleCoating adhesion and separation
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 Urban Armor Gear.
- We flag Thermal degradation and off-gassing and Coating adhesion and separation on the Urban Armor Gear and not on the Blackview.
- The Blackview is leather (primary material), shoulder strap where the Urban Armor Gear is Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), 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.
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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