” HDMI connectors are extremely fragile and can be broken with even the slightest amount of pressure.”
Fifteen years of pushing and yanking HDMI cables and nary a failure!
I'm probably a little too rough with them as I have broken dozens over the years.
4K UHD cables are ultra high speed. HDMI 3.0 IIRC. Carry a lot more signal(s) than original spec cables.