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Radiation checklist: cell phone SAR value in EU & USA rating

By Adeline Belluz 2017-12-01 25835 11

Here is a SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) value list for iPhone, BlackBerry, Google, HTC, LG, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony. Check the SAR level of your cell phone to ensure if it's "safe" to use.

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SAR Value of Mobile Phones
Brand	Model	SAR EU Rating (2.0 W/kg)		SAR USA Rating (1.6 W/kg)
Brand	Model	Head	Body	Head	Body
Apple	iPhone X	0.87	0.97	1.09	1.17
	iPhone 8 Plus	0.94	0.99	1.15	1.15
	iPhone 8	1.35	1.36	1.2	1.13
	iPhone 7 Plus	1.34	0.95	1.19	1.17
	iPhone 7	1.37	1.39	1.19	1.2
	iPhone SE	0.97	0.99	1.17	1.19
	iPhone 6S Plus	0.87	0.98	1.14	1.14
	iPhone 6S	0.93	0.98	1.12	1.14
	iPhone 6 Plus	0.91	0.99	1.14	1.16
	iPhone 6	0.93	0.97	1.08	1.14
	iPhone 5C	0.99	0.95	1.19	1.19
	iPhone 5S	0.93	0.99	1.18	1.18
	iPhone 5	0.9	0.95	1.25	1.18
	iPhone 4S	0.99	0.99	1.18	1.19
	iPhone 4	0.93	0.74	1.17	1.11
	iPhone 3G	0.56	0.23	0.52	1.29
	iPhone	0.97	0.69	0.97	0.38
BlackBerry	BlackBerry Motion	-	-	0.63	1.26
	BlackBerry KEYone	0.77	1.61	0.29	0.56
	BlackBerry DTEK60	-	-	0.36	1.17
	BlackBerry DTEK50	-	-	1.19	0.83
	BlackBerry Priv	-	-	1.154	0.934
	BlackBerry Classic Non Camera	-	-	1.41	0.78
	BlackBerry Classic Q20	0.659	0.479	1.37	1.37
	BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983	0.64	0.53	1.11	0.82
	BlackBerry Passport	0.33	0.49	0.58	1.45
	BlackBerry Z3	0.582	0.634	0.778	0.85
	BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982	0.86	0.77	1.14	1.4
	BlackBerry Z30	0.71	0.97	0.77	1.01
	BlackBerry 9720	1.1	0.94	1.02	1
	BlackBerry Q5	-	-	1.38	0.85
	BlackBerry Q10	-	-	1.16	0.75
	BlackBerry Z10	1.02	0.72	1.09	0.73
	BlackBerry Curve 9220	1.61	1.01	1.31	0.61
	BlackBerry Curve 9380	1.09	0.66	1.38	0.77
	BlackBerry Porsche Design	0.6	1.39	0.7	1.35
	BlackBerry Bold 9790	1.56	0.84	1.35	0.81
	BlackBerry Curve 9350	-	-	1.5	0.88
	BlackBerry Curve 9370	0.65	0.48	1.51	1
	BlackBerry Torch 9860	0.82	0.53	1.12	1.46
	BlackBerry Torch 9850	0.76	0.43	0.9	0.66
	BlackBerry Torch 9810	0.97	0.74	1.44	0.94
	BlackBerry Curve 9360	1.29	0.6	1.47	1.06
Google	Google Pixel 2	-	-	0.93	0.96
	Google Pixel XL	-	-	0.92	0.58
	Google Pixel	-	-	0.89	0.56
HTC	HTC U11	-	-	0.95	0.52
	HTC U Ultra	0.374	1.2	-	-
	HTC U Play	0.4	0.48	-	-
	HTC Desire 650	0.283	0.84	0.274	0.283
	HTC 10 Evo	0.612	0.844	-	-
	HTC Bolt	-	-	0.95	0.75
	HTC 10	-	-	0.66	0.55
	HTC One A9	0.415	-	1.17	1.01
	HTC J Butterfly	1.077	0.317	-	-
	HTC One E9+	0.181	0.504	-	-
	HTC Desire 626G	-	-	1.34	0.84
	HTC One M9	-	-	0.56	0.35
	HTC Desire 526G+	-	-	0.995	0.693
	HTC Desire 620	-	-	0.362	0.534
	HTC Desire Eye	-	-	0.61	0.91
	HTC Desire 816G	-	-	0.329	0.245
	HTC Desire 820	0.373	0.323	-	-
	HTC One (E8)	-	-	0.761	0.318
	HTC Desire 210	-	-	0.95	0.7
	HTC Desire 816	0.257	-	-	-
	HTC One (M8)	0.419	0.22	0.54	1.16
	HTC Desire 700	-	0.81	-	-
	HTC Desire 601	0.525	-	1.12	0.471
	HTC Desire 501	-	-	0.51	0.564
	HTC One Max	-	-	0.831	0.211
	HTC Desire 601 LTE	0.525	-	1.12	0.471
	HTC Desire 500	-	-	0.496	0.724
	HTC One mini	-	-	0.897	0.494
	HTC Butterfly S	-	-	0.37	0.43
	HTC Desire 600	-	-	1.3	0.48
	HTC One M7	0.863	0.36	0.655	0.404
	HTC Desire U	-	-	0.963	1.31
	HTC Butterfly	-	-	0.97	0.79
	HTC One SV	-	-	0.61	0.93
	HTC Droid DNA	-	-	0.5	0.66
	HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA	-	-	0.69	0.85
	HTC One X+	-	-	0.86	0.72
	HTC Windows Phone 8S	-	-	0.97	1.08
LG	LG LS7 4G LTE	-	-	1.03	0.73
	LG L5000	-	-	0.553	0.634
	LG K7i Mosquito Away	0.559	1.282	0.965	0.638
	LG V30+	0.375	1.12	1.19	1.09
	LG V30	0.375	1.12	0.89	1.16
	LG V20	0.824	0.892	1.05	0.571
	LG Q8	0.469	1.59	-	-
	LG Q6+	0.29	1.18	-	-
	LG Q6	0.384	1.54	-	-
	LG Fiesta LTE CDMA	-	-	0.51	0.68
	LG Fiesta LTE	-	-	1.09	0.78
	LG X Venture	0.454	1.54	0.64	1.28
	LG X Power 2	0.519	1.36	1.06	0.79
	LG X Power LS755	-	-	0.95	0.25
	LG X400	-	-	0.909	1.21
	LG X300	-	-	0.885	0.667
	LG X Max	-	-	0.97	1.17
	LG X Mach	0.438	1.21	1.46	1.16
	LG X Screen	0.552	1.5	1.32	1.14
	LG X Cam	0.805	1.451	0.85	1.18
	LG X Fast	0.605	1.1	-	-
	LG Grace LTE	-	-	0.85	1.22
	LG Stylus	0.404	1.11	0.744	1.496
	LG Stylo 3	-	-	0.9	1.27
	LG Stylo 3 Plus	-	-	1.04	0.96
	LG Stylo 2	-	-	1.02	0.86
	LG Stylo 2 V	0.582	1.06	0.76	1.03
	LG Stylus 2 Plus	0.434	1.33	0.73	0.96
	LG K10 Pro	-	-	0.93	0.76
	LG K10 Novo	-	-	0.95	0.69
	LG K10 Power	0.519	1.36	-	-
	LG K10	0.47	0.937	-	-
	LG Harmony	-	-	0.85	1.22
	LG Rebel 2	-	-	0.99	0.99
	LG K8	0.433	1.22	0.86	0.35
	LG K8V	-	-	0.98	1.17
	LG K8 4G	-	-	0.73	0.58
	LG K8 4G US375	-	-	0.8	1.25
	LG K8 (2017) X240	0.71	1.5	1.11	1.17
	LG K7 (2017)	0.591	1.32	-	-
	LG K7 LTE	-	-	0.71	1.03
	LG K20V	-	-	0.395	1.09
	LG K20 Plus	-	-	1.19	1.19
	LG Fortune	-	-	1.11	0.99
	LG Phoenix 3	-	-	1.11	0.99
	LG G6	0.235	0.153	1.158	0.735
	LG Aristo	-	-	0.84	0.93
	LG K4 Novo	-	-	1	0.65
	LG K4 LTE	0.604	1.19	0.81	1.15
	LG K4 LTE K121	-	-	1.13	1.26
	LG K4	0.556	1.27	0.91	0.75
	LG K3	-	-	1.11	1.23
	LG K3 4G	-	-	0.73	1.01
	LG U	-	-	1.1	0.559
	LG Tribute	-	-	1	1.17
	LG Escape 3	-	-	0.66	1.06
	LG L5000	-	-	0.553	0.634
	LG G5	0.596	1.04	0.98	1.24
	LG G5 SE	0.981	1.44	1.07	1.12
	LG Spree	-	-	1.13	1.26
Nokia	Nokia 2	-	-	0.33	0.29
	Nokia 8	0.711	1.33	0.49	0.77
	Nokia 3	-	-	0.76	0.94
	Nokia 5	-	-	0.8	0.41
	Nokia 7	0.207	-	-	-
	Nokia 230 Dual SIM	0.79	0.64	1.08	-
	Nokia 230	0.79	0.64	1.08	-
	Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM	0.5	0.96	1.07	1.34
	Nokia Lumia 735	0.8	0.48	1.38	0.78
	Nokia Lumia 830	0.46	0.59	0.87	0.83
	Nokia X2	0.81	0.78	0.99	0.53
	Nokia Lumia 930	0.6	0.73	0.9	0.56
	Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM	1.51	1.52	1.23	1.13
	Nokia Lumia 630	1.51	1.52	1.52	1.25
	Nokia Asha 230	1.07	0.77	0.67	0.59
	Nokia Lumia 1320	0.46	0.44	0.47	0.29
	Nokia Lumia 1520	0.64	0.2	1.32	0.4
Samsung	Samsung Galaxy A5	-	-	0.26	0.76
	Samsung Galaxy J7 Core	0.519	1.39	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy J7 Neo	-	-	0.68	0.2
	Samsung Galaxy Note8 Exynos	0.173	1.29	0.61	0.56
	Samsung Galaxy Note8 MSM8998	-	-	0.7	0.93
	Samsung Leadership 8	-	-	0.12	0.43
	Samsung Galaxy S8 Active	-	-	0.25	0.8
	Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro	-	-	0.66	1.32
	Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro	0.349	1.36	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy Halo	-	-	0.62	0.57
	Samsung Galaxy J7 Max	0.458	1.52	0.573	1.064
	Samsung Galaxy J5	0.349	1.36	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy Note FE MSM8996	-	-	0.57	0.79
	Samsung Galaxy J3	0.658	1.32	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy Wide2	-	-	0.574	0.575
	Samsung Galaxy J3 Eclipse	-	-	0.71	0.82
	Samsung Galaxy J7 Perx	-	-	1.24	1.58
	Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime	-	-	0.73	1.04
	Samsung Galaxy S8+ MSM8998	-	-	0.16	0.46
	Samsung Galaxy S8+ Exynos	0.26	1	0.41	0.97
	Samsung Galaxy J7 V	-	-	1.07	0.71
	Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro	0.553	1.1	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy S8 MSM8998	-	-	0.24	0.48
	Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4	-	-	0.507	0.627
	Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro	-	-	1.1	0.58
	Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge	-	-	0.61	0.53
	Samsung Galaxy A7	0.21	1.33	0.24	0.71
	Samsung Galaxy A5	0.522	1.39	0.3	0.55
	Samsung Galaxy A3	0.349	1.38	0.86	0.74
	Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini Prime	0.57	1.65	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime	-	-	0.45	1.03
	Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus	-	-	0.53	1.27
	Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro	0.785	1.62	1.084	0.395
	Samsung Galaxy On Nxt	-	-	0.646	-
	Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime	0.421	0.826	0.713	0.421
	Samsung Galaxy On8	0.465	1.78	0.216	-
	Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime	-	-	0.646	-
	Samsung Z2	0.585	1.3	-	-
	Samsung Galaxy Note 7 MSM8996	-	-	0.65	0.58
	Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Exynos	0.249	1.28	0.55	0.67
	Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro	-	-	0.78	-
	Samsung Galaxy On7 Pro	0.384	0.536	0.793	0.904
	Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro	0.4	0.309	1.4	1.09
	Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Neo	0.679	0.55	1.294	1.241
	Samsung Galaxy J2	0.591	1.24	1.32	0.96
	Samsung Galaxy Wide	-	-	0.423	0.681
	Samsung Galaxy J3 V	0.473	0.995	1.2	1.34
	Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Exynos	0.264	1.43	0.56	0.66
	Samsung Galaxy S7 MSM8996	-	-	1.24	1.59
	Samsung Galaxy S7 Exynos	0.406	1.48	1.4	1.59
	Samsung Galaxy J3 SM	0.477	0.425	1.167	1.125
	Samsung Galaxy J2 DTV	0.834	0.592	1.37	1.21
	Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro	0.834	0.613	1.41	1.36
	Samsung Galaxy A9	0.183	0.548	1.19	1.33
	Samsung Galaxy A7	0.717	0.621	1.318	1.144
Sony	Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Dual	0.65	1.13	1.18	0.68
	Sony Xperia XA1 Plus	0.65	1.07	1.19	0.54
	Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact	1.36	1.32	0.97	0.78
	Sony Xperia XZ1 Dual	0.8	1.22	0.92	0.48
	Sony Xperia XZ1	0.8	1.22	0.85	1.09
	Sony Xperia L1 Dual	0.69	1.01	-	-
	Sony Xperia L1	0.69	1.01	1.13	0.66
	Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Dual	0.43	1.11	0.95	0.62
	Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra	0.43	1.12	1.11	0.6
	Sony Xperia XA1 Dual	0.57	1.5	1.31	0.94
	Sony Xperia XA1	0.57	1.79	1.28	1.1
	Sony Xperia XZs	0.85	1.17	0.81	0.35
	Sony Xperia XZ Premium Dual	1.21	1.16	0.78	0.44
	Sony Xperia XZ Premium	1.21	1.16	0.78	0.44
	Sony Xperia XZ Dual	0.85	1.17	0.64	0.38
	Sony Xperia XZ	0.85	1.2	0.35	0.8
	Sony Xperia E5	0.458	0.461	1.08	1.34
	Sony Xperia X Compact	1.08	1.25	0.72	0.97
	Sony Xperia XA Ultra	0.718	0.426	1.27	0.37
	Sony Xperia X Performance	0.52	0.94	0.58	0.67
	Sony Xperia XA	0.459	0.624	0.57	1.23
	Sony Xperia X	0.72	1.23	0.97	0.97
	Sony Xperia Z5 Compact	1.074	0.707	0.97	0.72
	Sony Xperia Z5 Premium	0.466	0.468	0.43	0.81
	Sony Xperia M5	0.187	0.397	0.321	1.394
	Sony Xperia Z3+ Dual	0.43	0.36	0.59	1.12
	Sony Xperia Z3+	0.74	0.41	0.71	1.38
	Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual	0.559	0.459	1	1.19
	Sony Xperia M4 Aqua	0.605	0.633	1.19	1.19
	Sony Xperia E4g Dual	0.438	0.566	0.525	1.373
	Sony Xperia E4 Dual	0.619	0.578	1.01	0.77
	Sony Xperia E4	0.619	0.578	1.01	0.77
	Sony Xperia E3 Dual	0.939	0.827	1.069	0.964
	Sony Xperia E3	0.833	0.742	0.89	1.34
	Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	0.687	0.897	0.979	1.12
	Sony Xperia Z3 Dual	0.464	1.503	0.785	0.724
	Sony Xperia Z3	0.691	0.712	0.885	1.501
	Sony Xperia M2 Aqua	0.656	0.862	0.69	1.25