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UGPUniversal Grading Protocol
The grades

New Open Box

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UGP grade OB, New Open Box: box opened, never activated, no wear, fully functional. Handset only when there is no box.

On a listingNew Open BoxOB

Never activated. No wear. Box opened.

Checknever set up · zero marks

What qualifies

  • The seal is broken.
  • The device has never been activated or set up. An activated device is a used device, however briefly it was used.
  • It has zero defects on every zone (cosmetic value O).
  • It is fully functional (FF), tested after opening.
  • It meets every other condition of a grade: battery, locks, data, and a lost/stolen check or declaration.

§6.2

How to show it was never activated

Examples of evidence: the device starts at its first-run setup screen; the manufacturer's coverage check shows coverage has not started; the record shows no account history. §6.4

Kit: full, partial or handset only

KitMeaningLabel
FullOriginal box with all original contentsNew Open Box
PartialOriginal box, missing items listedNew Open Box, with the missing items disclosed
Handset onlyNo boxNew Open Box · Handset only
New Open Box· Handset only

The kit never changes the grade. §6.3 · §10.4

Disclosures

A carrier lock, when the device is locked, is shown with the grade, naming the carrier. Non-genuine parts are never permitted in New Open Box. §9.2 · §10.2.3

U1UGP version · UGP version 1 §18.2-PHNDevice class · Phone §16-COCosmetic · New, unsealed, never activated, zero defects §5.3-FFFunctional · Fully functional §7.3-B100MBattery · 100% health, measured §8-LCAccount and management locks · Clear §9.1-RUCarrier lock · Unlocked §9.2-DVData · Sanitised and verified §10.1-PGParts · All genuine, verified §10.2-KHKit · Unit only, no box or accessories §10.4 reads New Open Box · Handset only. §12.5

Maps to

SystemNew Open Box maps toNote
CTIA v5.1 cosmeticAnnex B "New"
CTIA v5.1 primary—The primary grade assumes CTIA functional class 1, battery type 1 and customer and enterprise locks clear, all of which every UGP grade guarantees.
CTIA v5.1 consumer tier—
R2 RECC9 (box) / C8 (no box)
Back Market—
Amazon Renewed—
SwappaMint
eBay condition1500 New (other)
Google Merchantused
Source: Annex D (informative)
Maps to, not endorsed. UGP is not CTIA, and no marketplace has endorsed this mapping. Source: Annex D (informative).