FCC SAR limit for phones and portable devices
1.6 W/kg averaged over any 1 gram of tissue — the number quoted on U.S. phone SAR sheets — plus 0.08 W/kg whole-body.
Regulatorygeneral public100 kHz–6 GHz
Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Limit value
- 1.6 W/kgRegulatory value — legally enforceable — Spatial peak SAR averaged over 1 g of tissue, per 47 CFR 2.1093 for general population/uncontrolled exposure.sources: fcc-2-1093
- Quantity
- specific absorption rate
- Frequency band
- 100 kHz–6 GHz
- Population
- general public
- Set by
- FCC Maximum Permissible Exposure (47 CFR 1.1310) (1996, reaffirmed 2019)
- Kind
- Regulatory — legally enforceable
- Averaging time
- 30 minutesA measurement must use the same averaging before it can be compared with this value.
Sources
- fcc-2-1093 47 CFR § 2.1093 — Radiofrequency radiation exposure evaluation: portable devices — U.S. Government Publishing Office (eCFR). regulation, link checked 2026-08-12.
- fcc-eas Equipment Authorization Search (FCC ID lookup, includes SAR test reports) — Federal Communications Commission. government, link checked 2026-08-12.
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