Can cheap USB C cables damage the phone?

[220VoltsallCore]

thinking to buy 2$ cabes for charging S20. or need to buy a high end one?

 

[Kisai]

13 minutes ago, BigLion said:

thinking to buy 2$ cabes for charging S20. or need to buy a high end one?

 

If you need it for charging, don't be cheap about it, as cheap USB cables of any type are a fire risk. If you just need it to plug in a self-powered device, then it doesn't matter so much.

 

Ideally however just stick to USB-C cables that are "thick" and have the battery icon/lightning-bolt on them. Thin cables are definitely not going to be 30w+ USB-C PD cables.

 

 

[Applefreak]

1 hour ago, BigLion said:

thinking to buy 2$ cabes for charging S20. or need to buy a high end one?

 

Please buy higher end ones. There is little risk in damaging the phone but I've used cheap cables in a pinch and kink them once by accident and they only charge at abysmal rates, not that they were up to spec before. Please spend the extra 2 to 6 $ on premium cables. As @Kisai said, make sure to get power delivery cables, your phone doesn't need them but they provide better and more stable power delivery for fast charging, even when the connector on the phone gets warm. I mostly use Anker cables, because I can get them fairly quick on amazon and they do last me quite a while.