Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable vs A610 Universal Waterproof Float Case: which is safer?

Google Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Google Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable

Google

Pixel/ Pixel XL 2 3 Type C USB-C to USB-C USB Data Cable

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

PVC or TPE cable jacket, copper wire

Confidence

72%

PossiblePlasticizer leaching from PVC jacket

ReportedInsulation degradation and wire exposure

Spigen A610 Universal Waterproof Float Case

Spigen

A610 Universal Waterproof Float Case

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) with waterproof sealing

Confidence

42%

PossibleTPE material degradation

PossibleMicroplastic shedding

PossiblePFAS in waterproofing coatings

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Plasticizer leaching from PVC jacket and Insulation degradation and wire exposure on the Google and not on the Spigen.
  • We flag TPE material degradation, Microplastic shedding and PFAS in waterproofing coatings on the Spigen and not on the Google.
  • The Google is PVC or TPE cable jacket, copper wire where the Spigen is TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) with waterproof sealing, 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.
  • We are less certain about the Spigen grade, at 42% 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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