Radiation Level (SAR value) of AirPods Pro

You can check Radiation level in terms of SAR of your smartphone by dialing a USSD code*#07#

I think the bogosity factor in that number approaches 1.

Why? Because the output of a BT device when transmitting is 0.01W. So how can the SAR value be any higher than 0.01 w/kg?

@Deggie, that is not true. Both Bluetooth and cellular are non-ionizing!

The problem with in-ear Bluetooth headsets is that they are so close to the brain and may "escape" dense bone. Therefore, the radiation affecting the brain may be higher with in-ear Bluetooth headsets compared to a phone even though the phone has an overall higher emission.

Apple please protect your customers!

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If you are worried over radiation, your iPhone or Android cell phone inside your pocket pose a greater danger than an airpod in your ear.

I have measured carefully many dozen of these devices and Bluetooth units emit far lower radiation than their main transmitters.

Not to alarm you more, but an electric toothbrush emits EMF radiation en par with microwave ovens and electric vacuum motors.

martialmarv wrote:

Anway, this discussion won't come to a solution until there are any officially published values. You say Airpods Pro emit low radiation, when I google I find testimonials that say the opposite.

And when I Google I find testimonials that say the Earth is flat and that aliens abduct humans. Testimonials prove nothing. And are more often than not total BS. If you have links to any real properly conducted research I would love to see them.

Here's a statistic to think about: Hand held cell phones have been in use for 25 years. Over that same 25 year period the incidence of brain cancer has declined. So clearly cell phones prevent brain cancer. No? BTW, the facts are correct. The correlation may not be.

deggie wrote:

The problem with the SARS measurement is no one can actually articulate why it should or should not be at a certain level, it is basically a made up number.

That's the part I find most amusing.

The classes established have a very wide range, just because the AirPods (and every other BT IEM) are in the class does not mean they emit that level. Just like if you are in an age range of 25 - 69 it doesn't mean you are 69.

Well, I thought it was pretty much covered. However, now I will point out that 0,093 wh is not the total energy you can get from the battery, because it can't be allowed to go to zero, and it stops charging slightly short of 100%. I don't know by how much, but my SWAG is that the useable energy is around 0,08 wh.

That plus the fact that there is no scientific basis behind SAR. The limit is a number pulled out of the air (or somewhere else that I won't say in this family-friendly forum) by people who don't know much about the subject. No reputable research has been done to determine how different SAR values can affect heath, if they can at all. And I doubt that the RF fields from cell phones and Bluetooth devices have any affect on heath regardless of the published or unpublished values.

By the way, what is the source for the airpod SAR value?

EDIT: found: https://fccid.io/BCG-A2032

The SAR value for mobile phones is given for the maximum transmission power. With the airpods as well (100 mW)?

100 mW is, as we derived, just a theoretic value.

And another thought: can the SAR value be higher than the maximum transmission power?

Can 0,1 W warm the body with 0,5 W/kg?

Another interesting fact: if you compare the Airpods Pro with the Libratone Track Air+ (transmit power < 3mW), they last with a battery capacity of 0.2 Wh (Airpods Pro: 0.16 Wh) specified max. 6 hours (compared to the Airpods: 5h or 4.5h with ANC)). Either Libratone needs the energy for something else or the Airpods transmit with a lower power in average than assumed (source for the details of the Libratone Track Air+: https://fccid.io/Y2SLTI800).

hasefa wrote:

Dear Apple,

I am a big fan of your products and I am really disappointed that you leave your customers hanging on the question, how dangerous our Air Pods 1, 2 and pro. Please formulate a clear statement. I need to use them for work, several hours a day. I need some guidance from your or need to send my products back.

This is a user-to-user forum. You're not addressing Apple here. Apple is not going to respond to you here. If you are not happy with your AirPods and you bought them from Apple within the last 14 days, return them.

deggie, cellular is non-ionizing also.