Apple is struggling in France. On Tuesday, the day of the iPhone 15 premiere, the French National Radio Frequencies Agency (ANFR) believes that the smartphone presented in 2020 exceeds radio wave emission standards.
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It turns out that Apple’s problems may not end with the problems in France. , another three countries have also become interested in the issue of SAR radiation. Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are investigating radio wave emissions from the iPhone 12 to determine whether using the phone could be hazardous to health.
As the British broadcaster writes, the Belgian Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, Mathieu Michel, ordered testing all smartphone models sold by Apple. Secondly, the Belgians will take a closer look at smartphones from other brands, which were not mentioned by name.
The Dutch Digital Infrastructure Authority, in turn, believes that the results of French research leave no doubt that radiation standards have been exceeded and the Dutch will ask Apple for additional explanations on this matter. Marked simultaneouslythat – despite exceeding the standards – “there is no serious threat to safety”.
The German Federal Network Agency stated that the French investigation may lead to a decision which will apply in all European Union countries.
Earlier, French Minister of Digital Economy Jean-Noël Barrot stated in an interview with the daily “Le Parisien” that the ban on the sale of iPhone 12 in France could “cause a snowball effect.”
What does Apple say about this? The American manufacturer’s results are normal
Calculations by experts from the French ANFR agency show that the so-called factor specific absorption (SAR) in the case of iPhone 12, it is to be as much as 5.74 W per kilogram of body, although the standard allowed by French (but also international) law is 2 W/kg.
Not with the decision of the French authorities Apple agrees, as it did not observe any violations of standards in internal tests. It follows from them that
Source: Gazeta
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