Phonegate Alert: [Press release] Nokia smartphone SAR: general deception suspected

After XIAOMI, a new complaint was filed in France at the Lyon Public Prosecutor's Office on 11 June 2019 against HMD GLOBAL OY (NOKIA) by the association ALERTE PHONEGATE and a new collective action launched in the context of the Phonegate case.  The owners and users of  NOKIA mobile phone models: 1 / 2.1 / 3 / 3.1 / 5 / 5.1 / 6.1 will be able to assert their rights by joining the class action launched against HMD GLOBAL OY on the platform V pour Verdict (text in French).

[Press release] Nokia smartphone SAR: general deception suspected
Equipe Phonegate, phonegatealert.org, 18 July 2019

In a new press release dated 16 July 2019, the French National Frequency Agency (ANFR) published an inspection of NOKIA 6.1 (TA-1043) marketed by the Finnish manufacturer HMD GLOBAL OY, which revealed that the regulatory limits for the specific absorption rate (SAR) had been significantly exceeded at the trunk level.And ANFR to indicate:

“Measurements were made at an accredited laboratory to verify the compliance of this phone with European requirements for the SAR located “trunk”. These requirements require that terminals be assessed at a maximum distance of 5 mm and must comply with the regulatory limit value of 2 W/kg. ANFR measurements revealed values exceeding this limit.”

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