We believe that everyone cares, on a certain level, about health. In this article, we will discuss two topics: Do smartphones cause cancer and how to check your phone’s SAR value? Hence, let’s find out the answer!
What is SAR value? Does it have the negative effect on human bodies?
First of all, we need to understand what Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is. Scientifically, when electromagnetic waves are received and transmitted, a minor percentage of loss happens. This percentage is then absorbed by the tissues around it. Basically, smartphones have the radio transmitters and receivers to work on the wireless network, which means they emit radio waves. SAR is the rate at which the body absorbs that lost electromagnetic waves. SAR value is the amount absorbed by the body in a specific period of time. In other words, the amount of radiation that your phone’s giving out is its SAR value.
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We might have heard of the risks of using smartphones several times. The most important questions here are how strong is the radiation coming from your phone; and will it bring deathly cancer to human-beings? Luckily, most of the research points out that the emit radiation coming from the phone is not strong enough to damage DNA or spoil cells in human body. In fact, no connection between the cancer causes and the smartphone usage has ever been reported so far. Thus, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, and India as well, has set an SAR level of 1.6 W/Kg for phones, which means any phones below 1.6W/kg are considered harmless.
Just to make sure, how can we check our phone’s SAR value? You should check the packaging of your phone or on the website of the manufacturer to find it. There is another much easier way but only works on Android phones. Simply open the phone’s dialer, dial *#07#, and it will show you the SAR number of your device as specified by the manufacturer.
Checking the SAR value of your phone to assure your health
So you see, most of the smartphones giving a safe radiation amount. But if you still worry, just follow two ways we have suggested to check it. We do hope our article has brought you the useful information and ease to your mind!