As with my DSLRs/mirrorless cameras (particularly the ones that use the wretched USB mini) when tethering I have ended up with a right-angle adapter cable secur

As with my DSLRs/mirrorless cameras (particularly the ones that use the wretched USB mini) when tethering I have ended up with a right-angle adapter cable secured with a cable tie (or the super-strong Tethertools Jerkstopper), and a USB micro cord into that. USB micro is designed to snap at the connector, not the board. And the connectors will indeed snap.