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mort96 | karma 11266 | avg karma 3.8 · 2023-09-13 08:01:58

The EU has more lax regulations on SAR than the FCC does (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_absorption_rate#Mobil...).

It may be unnecessarily low, but it's certainly not a mark of shame for EU citizens specifically.

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willis936 | karma 8244 | avg karma 2.17 · 2023-09-14 05:21:59

Then why is the iPhone 12 not in violation of US regulations?

mort96 | karma 11266 | avg karma 3.8 · 2023-09-14 05:52:51

According to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37496859, it seems like the article is wrong and the iPhone 12 isn't actually in violation of EU regulations. It's just in violation of France's regulations because France is weird.