Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR, of a phone shows how much energy from radio frequency waves is absorbed by body parts - head, torso, whole body, etc. The idea is that phones can be certified as "safe", while also allowing some sort of comparison between different phones. In reality, the whole thing is a bit of a bad joke. Even the FCC admits SAR is a pretty useless rating! Join me for another fascinating look inside our modern "Wireless Wonderland"!
- FCC SAR Database: fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid
- FCC Guide to SAR: fcc.gov/consumers/guides/specific-absorption-rate-sar-cell-phones-what-it-means-you
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The Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR, of a phone shows how much energy from radio frequency waves is absorbed by body parts - head, torso, whole body, etc. The idea is that phones can be certified as "safe", while also allowing some sort of comparison between different phones. In reality, the whole thing is a bit of a bad joke. Even the FCC admits SAR is a pretty useless rating! Join me for another fascinating look inside our modern "Wireless Wonderland"!
- FCC SAR Database: fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid
- FCC Guide to SAR: fcc.gov/consumers/guides/specific-absorption-rate-sar-cell-phones-what-it-means-you
More techie tips: scottiestech.info
