The reason I had to purchase a new Motorola mobile charger was because the previous one had broken. One of the pins on the plug had snapped. The charger is all plastic and very flimsy, the pins on the plug are plastic at the bottom which is why it snapped with constant use. I would have expected a better quality item from a company like Motorola. Having said this, it is no reflection on the delivery from Amazon and price of the item, which was excellent.