In apartments, it’s very useful to have a charger by the entry door. Especially one for smartphones.
Especially these days, when things mostly USB-C.
It makes leaving your smartphone to live1 there easier. And to not take it to the apartment, so to avoid the distractions it bears.
Not so needed in the houses. I think. In ours, we have the entire ground floor as an entry hall, basically. So there’s plenty of space to lose your smartphone there, charging it too.
No need for a smartphone to be on the charge all the time. That’s not the point. The point is it’s being away, and not close. But also, it’s useful to take it from charge when you leave home. ↩︎