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Specific Absorption Rate Information
International standards
THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE INTERNATIONAL REC-
OMMENDATIONS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES
Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is de-
signed and manufactured not to exceed the limits for exposure to
radio frequency (RF) energy defined by the international standards.
These recommendations have been established by the International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and,
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that fore-
cast a substantial safety margin for assuring the protection of all
persons, regardless of age and health.
The exposure recommendations for mobile phones use a measure-
ment unit known as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). The SAR
limit recommended by the ICNIRP for the mobile phones used by
the general public is 2.0W/kg averaged over ten grams of tissue and,
is 1,6W/kg averaged over one gram of tissue by IEEE Std 1528 for
the head.
Tests for SAR have been conducted using recommended operating
positions with the mobile phone transmitting at its highest certified
power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is de-
termined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR levels
of the mobile phone while operating are generally below the max-
imum SAR value. This is because the phone is designed to operate
at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to
reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a base station
antenna, the lower the power output.
While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various
phones and at various positions, they all meet the international pro-
tection standards for exposure to radio waves.
The highest SAR value for this Philips E102 model phone when test-
ed for compliance against the standard was 0.936W/kg for ICNIRP
recommendation.
For limiting the radio waves exposure, it is recommended to re-
duce the mobile phone call duration or to use a headset. The pur-
pose of those precautions is to take the mobile phone away from
the head and the body.
