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 biggest difference is that not all bricks are equal. Just because a plug uses the USB-C format doesn’t mean it offers the same wattage as another.

The best example is that you can plug a laptop in using only USBC, but don’t expect it to charge using the brick from a phone. The laptop might need 100 watts, but the brick is only delivering 20.

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