Knowledge Base
Pre-owned Grade A Devices
The following outlines how we at Nexus Cellular grade the devices we carry based on their current exterior cosmetic status.
Pre-Owned Grade A Devices
A phone with grade A should have minimal usage wear. However, few minor hairline scratches may be ignored. Grade A phones do not have any visible dents.
- Used or third-party refurbished.
- Minor scratches (up to three) on the display.
- May have light scratching, pitting or minor staining. Up to 5 markings on the back and up to 7 on the sides. Will not have any dents.
- Optional kitting available.
- Home button is scratch free.
- Battery charge is at 70% capacity or more as compared to the original
- LCD is free of any burns or discolouration
- Free of any user data, activation lock, iCloud account and MDM. Device has a
- Clean ESN, and no FRP.
- Passed 45-pt functionality test.X
Allowed Functional Defects
- No functional defects permitted
Length of Scratches
Width of Scratch
Number of Allowed Scratches on Each side
For Surface AA
None
None
None
For Surface A
From 0.5mm to 1.5mm
From 0.05mm to 0.5mm
Equal to or less than 5 (not more than 2 if the length of the defect is 1.5mm and width is 0.5mm)
For Surface B
From 0.5mm to 2mm
From 0.05mm to 0.5mm
Less than 7 (not more than 2 if the length of the defect is 2mm and width is 0.5mm)
Sample Pre-Owned Grade A Phones
The following shows a number of images of phones that are graded as Pre-owned Grade A.
Tip For more details, hover your mouse over the following images to zoom in.
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