Consumer Information on SAR
(Specific Absorption Rate)
This model phone meets the government's
requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your
wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is
designed and manufactured not to exceed the
emission limits for exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)
energy set by the Federal Communications
Commission of the U.S. Government. These limits are
part of comprehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the general
population. The guidelines are based on standards
that were developed by independent scientific
organizations through periodic and thorough
evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include
a substantial safety margin designed to assure the
safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones
employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific
Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the
FCC is 1.6 W/kg. Tests for SAR are conducted using
standard operating positions specified by the FCC
with the phone transmitting at its highest certified
power level in all tested frequency bands. Although
SAR is determined at the highest certified power
level, the actual SAR level of the phone while
operating can be well below the maximum value.
Because the phone is designed to operate at multiple
power levels to use only the power required to reach
the network, in general, the closer you are to a
wireless base station antenna, the lower the power
output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the
public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC
that it does not exceed the limit established by the
government-adopted requirement for safe exposure.
The tests are performed in positions and locations
(e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) as required
by the FCC for each model.
The highest SAR value for this model phone when
tested for use at the ear is 1.24 W/kg and when
worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is
1.12W/kg (body-worn measurements differ among
phone models, depending upon available accessories
and FCC requirements). While there may be
differences between SAR levels of various phones and
at various positions, they all meet the government
requirement for safe exposure.
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