Can using chargers without their “bricks” (plugging directly into a USB port) hurt the device or just slow the charging?

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I’m traveling out of the country (from USA to EU) and bought a couple converters for my electronic devices (tablet, phone, etc). My question is, can I leave the charging “bricks” with the standard plug at home and use the USB outlets on my converter to charge my devices or will that harm them. I think all it could potentially do is slow the charging on the ones that increase the wattage, but am I missing something? Thanks in advance!

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The main thing the brick does is convert AC power to DC power. USB ports naturally output DC power so that wouldn’t be a problem. As others have said it might not put out as much power as the brick but that depends of the device you’re plugging your phone into.

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