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Compare Phone Radiation Levels with RF Safe

As you shop for a new cell phone, you might be wondering about the potential health risks associated with radiation exposure. RF Safe offers a convenient tool to help you compare the specific absorption rate (SAR) of different phone models, so you can make an informed decision about which device to choose. Click here for a guide on how to use this feature to compare up to three phones.

What is SAR?

SAR is a measure of the amount of radiation absorbed by your body when you use a cell phone. It’s expressed in watts per kilogram (W/kg) of body tissue. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sets a limit of 1.6 W/kg for SAR levels, but many experts believe that this limit is outdated and may not adequately protect against potential health risks.

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RF Safe has dubbed their SAR comparisons “Quanta Cage Matches” to reflect the potentially harmful effects of radiation exposure from cell phones. When you use a cell phone, you’re essentially taking a quantum punch at the cellular level. The effects of these punches are not fully understood, but some scientists and doctors warn of the potential for long-lasting health effects from repetitive exposure to microwave radiation.

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It’s important to note that SAR levels may not always reflect real-world usage scenarios. The FCC guidelines for SAR testing allow for a separation distance between the phone and the user that may not reflect how most people use their devices. Additionally, the current SAR limit was set over a quarter of a century ago when cell phones were much less common and may not be sufficient to protect against potential health risks from long-term exposure.

At RF Safe, we believe that it’s important to provide consumers with all the information they need to make informed decisions about their health and safety. That’s why we offer our Quanta Cage Matches to help you compare phone radiation levels and make the best choice for you.

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Mobile Phone SAR Values (Specific Absorption Rate) Comparison Database

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Samsung Galaxy J5
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US 0.80 W/kg head1.13 W/kg body EU 0.61 W/kg head 0.48 W/kg (body
- Camera: 1.5 GB RAM
- Hardware: 8/16 GB
- Storage: ~67.5% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 0.39 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 4 GB RAM
- Hardware: 64 GB
- Storage: ~78.0% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash,
- OS: Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 0.92 W/kg
- Camera: 4 GB RAM
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: Super AMOLED
- Battery: 12 megapixels
- OS: Android (6.0), TouchWiz UI
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5.5
Huawei P8lite
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US HEAD: 0.52 W/kg BODY: 0.81 W/kg
- Camera: 4 GB
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: ~72.1% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US 1.40 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 2 GB
- Hardware: 16GB
- Storage: ~67.2% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 8 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
LG G5
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- Display: 0.52 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 4 GB
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: ~70.1% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4), laser autofocus, OIS (3-axis), LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
Apple iPhone SE
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- Apple iPhone SE
  
  HEAD SAR LEVEL: 1.14 W/kg
  Ranked #56 (71.25% of limit)
- BODY SAR LEVEL: 1.14 W/kg
  Ranked #54 (71.25% of limit)
- Simultaneous Head SAR: 1.59 W/kg
  Ranked #67 (99.38% of limit)
- Simultaneous Body SAR: 1.58 W/kg
  Ranked #69 (98.75% of limit)
- Hotspot SAR Level: 1.14 W/kg
  Ranked #40 (71.25% of limit)
- Simultaneous Hotspot SAR: 1.56 W/kg
  Ranked #47 (97.50% of limit)
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5.5
LG Spree
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 0.81 W/kg (head) 0.11 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 1 GB
- Hardware: 8 GB
- Storage: 63.37 %
- Battery: 5 megapixels Flash:LED
- OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US Head: 0.27 W/kg
- Camera: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Hardware: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Storage: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
- OS: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820Exynos 8890 Octa
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5.8
XIAOMI MI 5
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US Head: N/A
  EU Head: N/A
- Camera: 128 GB, 4 GB RAM - Pro edition32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM - other editions
- Hardware: 128 GB, 4 GB RAM - Pro edition32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM - other editions
- Storage: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- OS: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
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6.4
Samsung Galaxy S7
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US Head: 0.43 W/kg
  EU Head: 0.41 W/kg
- Camera: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Hardware: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Storage: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
- OS: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820Exynos 8890 Octa
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5.5
XIAOMI REDMI 3
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US Head: N/A
  EU Head: N/A
- Camera: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
- Hardware: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
- Storage: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
- OS: Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616
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XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 3
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US Head: 1.26 W/kg
  EU Head: 0.56 W/kg
- Camera: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM32 GB, 3 GB RAM
- Hardware: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM32 GB, 3 GB RAM
- Storage: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- OS: Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
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5.4
Samsung Galaxy J1
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US 1.17 W/kg head 1.12 W/kg body EU 0.48 W/kg head 0.42 W/kg body
- Camera: 1.5 GB RAM
- Hardware: 8/16 GB
- Storage: 68.2% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 8 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash - J3109, J320F 5 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash - J320P, J320A
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy A9
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US 1.19 W/kg head 1.33 W/kg body EU 0.18 W/kg head 0.55 W/kg body
- Camera: 3 GB RAM
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: ~75.9% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, OIS, autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
Nokia Asha 230
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 1.06 W/kg(head) 0.84 W/kg(body)
- Camera: 16 MB RAM
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: 2.8 inches (~36.5% screen-to-body ratio)
- Battery: 2 MP, LED flash
- OS:
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy A3
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: EU 0.24 W/kg (head) 0.30 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 1.5 GB
- Hardware: 16 GB
- Storage: ~65.5% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy J3
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US 1.17 W/kg head 1.12 W/kg body EU 0.48 W/kg head 0.42 W/kg body
- Camera: 1.5 GB
- Hardware: 8 GB
- Storage: ~68.2% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 8 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash - J3109, J320F 5 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash - J320P, J320A
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
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5.5
Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 0.59 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg(body)
- Camera: 3 GB
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: ~70.2% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm, Carl Zeiss optics, OIS, autofocus, triple-LED RGB flash
- OS: Microsoft Windows 10
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5.5
Motorola DROID MAXX 2
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 2 GB
- Hardware: 16 GB
- Storage: ~74.4% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 21 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
Sony Xperia Z5
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 0.55 W/kg (head)
- Camera: 3 GB
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: ~69.6% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
Microsoft Lumia 950
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.93 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 3 GB RAM
- Hardware: 32 GB
- Storage: ~70.5% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 20 MP, f/1.9, 26mm, Carl Zeiss optics, OIS, autofocus, triple-LED RGB flash
- OS: Microsoft Windows 10
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 1.57 W/kg (head) 1.22 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 768MB, 1GB
- Hardware: 8 GB
- Storage: ~59.8% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
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5.5
XIAOMI MI 4C
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US Head: N/A
  EU Head: N/A
- Camera: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM32 GB, 3 GB RAM
- Hardware: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM32 GB, 3 GB RAM
- Storage: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary13 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
- OS: Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
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Apple iPhone 6s
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Camera: Single Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22m, PDAF
- Hardware: Apple A9 (14 nm)
- Storage: 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
- Battery: Li-Ion 1715 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh)
- OS: iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.7
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5.5
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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- Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  
  HEAD SAR LEVEL: 1.12 W/kg
  Ranked #54 (70.00% of limit)
- BODY SAR LEVEL: 1.14 W/kg
  Ranked #54 (71.25% of limit)
- Simultaneous Head SAR: 1.53 W/kg
  Ranked #56 (95.63% of limit)
- Simultaneous Body SAR: 1.56 W/kg
  Ranked #60 (97.50% of limit)
- Hotspot SAR Level: 1.14 W/kg
  Ranked #40 (71.25% of limit)
- Simultaneous Hotspot SAR: 1.56 W/kg
  Ranked #47 (97.50% of limit)
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5.5
Huawei Nexus 6P
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: 1.49 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 3 GB
- Hardware: 32/64/128 GB
- Storage: ~71.4% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 12.3 MP, f/2.0, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy J2
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5.5
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: Head SAR 0.21 W/kgBody SAR 0.70 W/kg
- Camera: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Hardware: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Storage: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Battery: Primary16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
- OS: Exynos 7420
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9.3
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
Quick View Phone Specs
- Display: US 0.11 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
- Camera: 2 GB (800 MHz)
- Hardware: 16 GB 32 GB
- Storage: ~73.8% screen-to-body ratio
- Battery: 16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
- OS: Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
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5.5