Until now my chargers have been outliving the devices they came with

I’ve never had to replace a charger.

Um, never?

I’ve lost chargers on several occasions, and I’ve switched from older ones to newer ones for faster charging, but the older ones still work as spares.

Cables, on the other hand…

Not often. I still use ones from 10 years ago. The only reason I typically buy a new one is because I’m relying more and more on USB C charging and things like my Steam Deck and laptop require a relatively high wattage

I’ve never had a wall charger just stop working, but I have certainly lost some, and broken a few USB ports. A good quality charger should last long enough that you’ll replace it only because newer & better charging tech is available.

I can’t remember a charger ever going bad on me. It’s always been the cables!

I only replace them if they break, are lost or new technology comes out that makes sense to upgrade to. I think if you stick to that you can avoid making ewaste

Got my first phone in 1997, and I have yet to experience a charger needing to be replaced.

Just a general PSA: you should be really careful where you get your chargers. The very cheap, low quality chargers have quite a tendency to burn your house down!

I’ve never had a power brick fail and I’ve only had maybe 2 cables wear out in 15 years.

Best to go with chargers with replaceable cables. If you do that, I don’t see any reason the charger shouldn’t outlive the phone.

I’ve never had to replace a phone/tablet charger, the ones that came with them are still fine, even though I’ve had one of them for over 10 years now. Now, when it comes to the cables for either usb game controllers or storage devices, they usually only last me a few years at max.

I dont even remember when I got mine but its been 5+ years for sure.

As often as the previous charger’s tech becomes obsolete.

I break cables a lot but not the charger itself. Maybe once a year?