Someone else will need to verify on the specific models but I agree 4s should be smartphone no batt no cover. I imagine the charging coil won't affect the grade on the 8.
PickleJar wrote:
The reason for the split in grades of whole phones is because newer smartphones have smaller motherboards, with some of the newest phones having a really tiny motherboard and most of the rest is the battery.
Right, I agree. since the prices are based on weight and technology is increasingly able to fit more in a smaller volume there is less of the more valuable and more of the less valuable.
I imagine your iPhones and Galaxy can go smartphone no batt/cover, just need a little tape to keep the pieces together and to allow Boardsort to see the batteries are gone. But I don't do as much with phones so definitely let ccussins or Lost weigh in on those models.