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SAR
(specific absorption rate) is a measurement of how much electromagnetic
radiation is absorbed by body tissue whilst using a mobile phone.
The higher the SAR the more radiation is absorbed.
In Europe, the European Union Council has adopted
the recommendations made by the International Commission on Non-Ionising
Radiation Protection (ICNIRP Guidelines 1998). These recommendations
set a SAR limit of 2.0 W/kg in 10g of tissue. The UK Government
has endorsed this limit (following a report by the Independent
Expert Group on Mobile Phones) and the
five mobile phone network operators have agreed to voluntarily adopt
the ICNIRP guidelines for public exposure. All mobile phones on
sale in the UK comply with this limit.
In
the United States, the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet
Association (CTIA) requires all
cell phones to comply with the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) SAR limit of 1.6 W/kg in
1g of tissue.
How to reduce your exposure to phone radiation
- Do not use your phone more than necessary and
keep your calls short
- Send a text instead of making a call
- Try to avoid using your phone if the signal
strength is low - find a better location to make a call
- Try to use the phone outdoors rather than inside,
or move close to a window to make a call
- Keep the phone (and particularly the aerial)
as far as possible from your head
- Avoid touching the aerial while the phone is
turned on, and keep the phone away from areas of the body such
as eyes, testicles, breasts and internal organs
- Limit usage as much as possible if pregnant
- Switch off your phone when not in use
You should be aware that if the phone is receiving
a very strong signal from a base station, then power output can
be reduced by up to 1000 times compared with when the phone has
a poor signal.
SAR Values
As
SAR information is not always easy to find, we have compiled a list
of SAR values for most phones available in the UK. Please note that
Mobile Phones UK accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of this
data. All data has been collected from third party sources and in
each case the source of the data is referenced. You are advised
to verify the accuracy of this information for yourself. Under no
circumstances will Mobile Phones UK be held liable for any loss,
injury or damage associated with the use of this data.
You should note that while the SAR values of individual
phones may vary, every phone available for sale in the UK complies
with ICNIRP guidelines. You should also be aware that the SAR values
shown are maximum values and in practice emissions from mobile phones
will normally be lower than these figures. The emissions depend
on factors such as distance from a transmission mast, whether the
phone is used indoors or outdoors, how close the phone is held to
the ear and other operating factors. It is important to realise
that a phone with a high SAR rating may actually operate with much
lower emissions in practice, and conversely a phone with a lower
SAR rating may operate with emissions higher than a high SAR phone
in practice. You should not rely on a low SAR rating to guarantee
your health.
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Manufacturer
|
Model
|
SAR (W/kg)
|
Source of data
|
|
Alcatel
|
300
|
1.02
|
|
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Alcatel
|
301
|
1.02
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
302
|
1.00
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
303
|
1.00
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
304
|
1.00
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
310
|
0.60
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
311
|
0.60
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
320
|
0.77
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
331
|
0.49
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
332
|
0.43
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
500
|
0.71
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
501
|
0.41
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
511
|
0.30
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
512
|
0.30
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
525
|
0.60
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
531
|
0.86
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
535
|
0.81
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
700
|
1.04
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
701
|
0.43
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
715
|
0.35
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
735
|
0.57
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
Club
|
0.87
|
|
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Alcatel
|
Easy
|
0.87
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
Gumm
|
0.87
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
Max
|
0.87
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
Max1
|
0.97
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
View
|
0.96
|
|
|
Ascom
|
Axento
|
1.25
|
|
|
Ascom
|
Elisto
|
1.33
|
|
|
Ascom
|
GD350
|
1.07
|
|
|
Ascom
|
GDX350
|
1.07
|
|
|
Benefon
|
Twin Dual
|
1.01
|
|
|
Bosch
|
GSM 607
|
1.20
|
|
|
Bosch
|
GSM-908
|
1.59
|
|
|
Bosch
|
GSM-909
|
1.13
|
|
|
Bosch
|
M-Com 906
|
1.32
|
|
|
LG
|
1100
|
0.638
|
|
|
LG
|
C1100
|
1.12
|
|
|
LG
|
C1200
|
1.15
|
|
|
LG
|
G5300i
|
0.427
|
|
|
LG
|
7050
|
0.638
|
|
|
LG
|
7100
|
0.32
|
|
|
LG
|
8110
|
1.07
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Aria
|
0.44
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Aurel
|
1.12
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Cosma
|
0.60
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Eclipse
|
0.941
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Galaxy
|
0.93
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
MM21i
|
1.28
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
M320
|
0.868
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
M341i
|
0.356
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
M342i
|
0.785
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Mars
|
0.994
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Mondo
|
0.738
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
MT 30
|
1.30
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Mystral
|
1.12
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Neptune
|
0.713
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Odyssey
|
1.12
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Sirius
|
0.748
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Trium 110
|
0.746
|
|
|
Motorola
|
A830
|
0.69
|
|
|
Motorola
|
A835
|
0.55
|
|
|
Motorola
|
A920
|
0.75
|
|
|
Motorola
|
A925
|
0.65
|
|
|
Motorola
|
A1000
|
1.13
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C200
|
0.78
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C250
|
0.83
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C300
|
0.95
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C331
|
0.81
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C332
|
0.81
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C333
|
0.81
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C336
|
0.81
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C350
|
0.90
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C380
|
0.73
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C385
|
0.73
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C450
|
0.92
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C550
|
0.71
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C650
|
0.87
|
|
|
Motorola
|
C975
|
1.02
|
|
|
Motorola
|
E365
|
0.88
|
|
|
Motorola
|
E380
|
0.73
|
|
|
Motorola
|
E398
|
1.01
|
|
|
Motorola
|
E550
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
E1000
|
0.88
|
|
|
Motorola
|
E1070
|
0.89
|
|
|
Motorola
|
KRZR K1
|
0.59
|
|
|
Motorola
|
L2
|
1.33
|
|
|
Motorola
|
L6
|
1.33
|
|
|
Motorola
|
L7
|
0.95
|
|
|
Motorola
|
MPX200
|
0.12
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T280
|
0.96
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T280i
|
0.96
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T720
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T720i
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T722i
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T2288
|
0.62
|
|
|
Motorola
|
T8088
|
0.445
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V3
|
0.62
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V3i
|
0.78
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V3X
|
0.57
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V50
|
1.19
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V60g
|
0.52
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V60i
|
0.38
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V66
|
1.17
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V66i
|
1.17
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V70
|
0.96
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V80
|
0.54
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V150
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V180
|
0.87
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V220
|
0.90
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V300
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V303
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V400
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V500
|
0.90
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V525
|
0.90
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V547
|
0.93
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V550
|
0.90
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V600
|
0.82
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V620
|
0.82
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V635
|
0.80
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V975
|
0.96
|
|
|
Motorola
|
V980
|
0.96
|
|
|
Motorola
|
W220
|
0.81
|
|
|
Motorola
|
Z3
|
1.02
|
|
|
NEC
|
313
|
0.501
|
|
|
NEC
|
606
|
0.76
|
|
|
NEC
|
616
|
0.64
|
|
|
NEC
|
808s
|
0.515
|
|
|
NEC
|
808n
|
0.515
|
|
|
NEC
|
808y
|
0.0.515
|
|
|
NEC
|
DB4000
|
1.23
|
|
|
NEC
|
DB7000
|
0.988
|
|
|
NEC
|
E232
|
0.93
|
|
|
NEC
|
E525
|
0.506
|
|
|
NEC
|
N22i
|
0.462
|
|
|
NEC
|
N32i
|
0.988
|
|
|
NEC
|
N223i
|
0.425
|
|
|
NEC
|
N331i
|
0.93
|
|
|
NEC
|
N341i
|
0.506
|
|
|
NEC
|
N400i
|
0.709
|
|
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Nokia
|
1100
|
0.67
|
|
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Nokia
|
2100
|
0.55
|
|
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Nokia
|
2300
|
0.86
|
|
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Nokia
|
2600
|
0.80
|
|
|
Nokia
|
2650
|
0.54
|
|
|
Nokia
|
3100
|
0.76
|
|
|
Nokia
|
3120
|
0.79
|
|
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Nokia
|
3200
|
0.56
|
|
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Nokia
|
3210
|
0.81
|
|
|
Nokia
|
3220
|
0.78
|
|
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Nokia
|
3300
|
0.77
|
|
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Nokia
|
3310
|
0.96
|
|
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Nokia
|
3330
|
0.96
|
|
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Nokia
|
3410
|
0.81
|
|
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Nokia
|
3510
|
0.66
|
|
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Nokia
|
3510i
|
0.83
|
|
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Nokia
|
3650
|
0.72
|
|
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Nokia
|
3660
|
0.75
|
|
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Nokia
|
5100
|
0.48
|
|
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Nokia
|
5110
|
0.69
|
|
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Nokia
|
5210
|
0.62
|
|
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Nokia
|
5510
|
0.74
|
|
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Nokia
|
6020
|
0.52
|
|
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Nokia
|
6021
|
072
|
|
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Nokia
|
6030
|
0.59
|
|
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Nokia
|
6100
|
0.60
|
|
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Nokia
|
6110
|
0.87
|
|
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Nokia
|
6111
|
0.84
|
|
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Nokia
|
6150
|
0.69
|
|
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Nokia
|
6210
|
0.92
|
|
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Nokia
|
6220
|
0.66
|
|
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Nokia
|
6230
|
0.59
|
|
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Nokia
|
6250
|
0.55
|
|
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Nokia
|
6310
|
0.81
|
|
|
Nokia
|
6310i
|
0.82
|
|
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Nokia
|
6510
|
0.81
|
|
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Nokia
|
6600
|
0.80
|
|
|
Nokia
|
6610
|
0.63
|
|
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Nokia
|
6610i
|
0.63
|
|
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Nokia
|
6650
|
0.64
|
|
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Nokia
|
6800
|
0.61
|
|
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Nokia
|
6810
|
0.82
|
|
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Nokia
|
6820
|
0.72
|
|
|
Nokia
|
7110
|
0.90
|
|
|
Nokia
|
7200
|
0.36
|
|
|
Nokia
|
7210
|
0.63
|
|
|
Nokia
|
7250
|
0.60
|
|
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Nokia
|
7250i
|
0.60
|
|
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Nokia
|
7260
|
0.51
|
|
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Nokia
|
7270
|
0.46
|
|
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Nokia
|
7280
|
0.83
|
|
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Nokia
|
7360
|
0.60
|
|
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Nokia
|
7370
|
0.66
|
|
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Nokia
|
7373
|
0.73
|
|
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Nokia
|
7380
|
0.65
|
|
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Nokia
|
7600
|
0.71
|
|
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Nokia
|
7610
|
0.54
|
|
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Nokia
|
7650
|
0.35
|
|
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Nokia
|
8210
|
1.00
|
|
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Nokia
|
8310
|
0.82
|
|
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Nokia
|
8810
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