There are models out there that I've seen that have designed the cables to act more like bus bars that bend at sharp 90° in a flat strip profile, where the bend is less pronounced. But I agree that would be a failure point as time goes on to watch. I don't really remove my phone case all that often, so I don't think it'd be that big of a deal. They're like $10 total for a replacement off of Amazon, so price nor schedule is an issue either.