I’m afraid you wasted your time on some misdirected analysis. I believe one should listen to the Gedolim. The Gedolim in the U.S. don’t forbid using a smartphone, so when I lived there I had one. The Gedolim in E”Y, however, do forbid it, so when I moved there I upgraded to a kosher phone. As simple as that.
So which ones do you believe are correct? The “Gedolim” in EY or the “Gedolim” in America? And if the “Gedolim” in EY are correct, why didn’t you follow them in the first place? (“Gedolim” because I don’t know who he talking about that Assered or Mattered smartphones).
Perhaps I’m just confused about the whole thing. Can someone please explain it to me?