Juice Pack Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Runner GPS Watch: which is safer?
mophie Juice Pack Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Mophie
Juice Pack Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 81/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Plastic housing
Confidence
45%
PossibleMicroplastics from case degradation
TomTom
Runner GPS Watch
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Plastic case, elastomer band
Confidence
45%
PossiblePlasticizer leaching (elastomer band)
ReportedBacterial/fungal growth in band crevices
PossiblePlastic case degradation and microparticle release
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microplastics from case degradation on the Mophie and not on the TomTom.
- We flag Plasticizer leaching (elastomer band), Bacterial/fungal growth in band crevices, Plastic case degradation and microparticle release and Allergen or irritant additives in band material on the TomTom and not on the Mophie.
- The Mophie is Plastic housing where the TomTom is Plastic case, elastomer band, 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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