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Health and Safety Information
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Health and Safety
Information
Exposure to Radio-Frequency
Energy (SAR Information)
This phone meets European Union (EU)
requirements concerning exposure to radio
waves.
Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and
receiver. It is designed and manufactured, so as
not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio-
frequency (RF) energy, as recommended by the
EU Council. These limits are part of
comprehensive guidelines and establish
permitted levels of RF energy for the general
population. The guidelines were developed by
independent scientific organisations through
periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific
studies. The limits include a substantial safety
margin designed to ensure the safety of all
persons, regardless of age and health.
The exposure standard for mobile phones
employs a unit of measurement known as SAR
(Specific Absorption Rate). The SAR limit
recommended by the EU Council is 2.0W/kg.*
*: The SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 2.0
watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged over ten gram of body
tissue. The limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety
to give additional protection for the public and to account
for any variations in measurements. The SAR values may
vary depending on national reporting requirements and the
network band.
SAR tests are conducted using standard
operating positions 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 base station, the lower
the power output of the phone.
The highest SAR value for this model phone
when tested for compliance against the standard
was 0.434W/kg. While there may be differences
between the SAR levels of various phones and
various positions, they all meet the EU
requirements for RF exposure.
