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Originally Posted by Sirtel
I do it all the time. No damaged charging port in 12 years.
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Also maybe 20 years.
Though USB-B, mini-USB and USB-C all seem more robust. I've only had micro-USB cables fail.
I've things that dock in a holder: kettle, DECT cordless phones, handie mobile radios. That makes more sense than inductive charging as it's less space and a jiggle won't stop it charging, and no limit to power (2500W kettle).
We have two Nintendo Switch here (neither are mine) and the charge is a USB-C dock, but for some strange reason it covers the screen, though not the controllers. I don't think a regular 5V USB-A cable can charge it but the charger cable can plug-in direct. Also, while the OLED version (we don't have it) has an ethernet port on the charging dock, a regular USB-C ethernet adaptor works direct or on the dock, for somewhere with poor WiFi. A USB-C HDMI adaptor doesn't work direct, but both kinds of dock have it
Compared to a dock a Qi mat is less functional. Docks for mobile phones used to be common in cars and less bother than BT + Qi.