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Specific Absorption Rate Data
SAR Data
This model wireless 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 limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S. Government and by the
Canadian regulatory authorities. 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 or 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 and by
the Canadian regulatory authorities is 1.6 W/kg.
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Tests for SAR are conducted using
standard operating positions accepted by the FCC and by Industry Canada with the
phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands.
Although the 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. 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 wireless
base station, the lower the power output.
Before a phone model is available for sale to the public in the U.S. and Canada, it
must be tested and certified to the FCC and Industry Canada that it does not exceed
the limit established by each government for safe exposure. The tests are performed
in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) reported to the FCC
and available for review by Industry Canada. The highest SAR value for this model
phone when tested for use at the ear is 1.35 W/kg, and when worn on the body, as
described in this user guide, is 0.77 W/kg. The SAR value for this product in its data
transmission mode (body-worn use) is 0.76 W/kg. (Body-worn measurements differ
among phone models, depending upon available accessories and regulatory
requirements).
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