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UGPUniversal Grading Protocol
The grades

Premium

PDF

Premium is a designation on Like New, not a grade: a flawless display, battery at least 90% measured, and every tracked part genuine and verified.

Like New Premium

Premium is a designation on a Like New grade, not a grade of its own. It sits beside Like New; it never replaces it, and it never appears on any other grade.

What it needs

All three of:

ConditionIn the recordWhy it matters
Zero defects on the display and camera lensesCosmetic A0Nothing at all on the screen, even at an angle
Battery at least 90%, measuredBattery band premium, basis measuredA declaration is not enough
Every tracked part genuine, verifiedParts G"Declared genuine" (D) is not enough

§10.3 · §8.2 · §10.2.2

Reading it from a core code

U1UGP version · UGP version 1 §18.2-PHNDevice class · Phone §16-CA0Cosmetic · Within the Like New tolerance, zero defects on the display and lenses §5.3-FFFunctional · Fully functional §7.3-B93MBattery · 93% 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-KFKit · Full: every required component, original §10.4

CA0 (Like New, flawless display), B93M (93% measured) and PG (parts genuine, verified): Like New · Premium. §12.4

The same device with B93D (93% declared) or PD (parts declared genuine) is Like New without Premium.

Showing it

Premium is shown as its own badge beside the Like New chip. The approved purple is used for Premium only. The French name is also Premium. Annex C · Grade badges

Maps to

Premium is where UGP lines up with the top tiers elsewhere: CTIA cosmetic A and consumer Tier 1, and Premium on Back Market and Amazon Renewed. See Like New and the CTIA crosswalk.