France: List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users: (including Nokia G22, Motorola Moto G53 and SPC Discovery)

Recently, three smartphones were pinned by the French Frequency Agency (ANFR) as having SAR levels exceeding regulatory limits: the Nokia G22, the Motorola Moto G53 and the SPC Discovery. This is the press release from Phonegate Alert concerning all three phones. 

List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users
By : Phonegate Team • 25 July 2024

There are now 51 models of cell phones, identified as dangerous to the health of users, which have been either withdrawn from the French market or have seen their Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) updated by software. The latest: the SPC Discovery, the Motorola MOTO G53, the Nokia G22, the HOTWAV Cyber 7, the LOGICOM Flow, the EMPORIA smart 4, the DOOGEE S88, the EMPORIA simplicity V27, the Iphone 12, the Motorola Edge, the Essential Clap 20+, the Xiaomi Poco X3 and the LOGICOM Le Swipe.

SPC Discovery pinned for overexposure!

At the end of July 2024, almost every day a new smartphone is found to have exceeded regulatory levels non protecting the health and safety of users. Today, it’s the SPC Discovery, a brand from Spain mainly dedicated to senior citizens, which has been pinpointed during an inspection carried out in France.

The Agence nationale des fréquences (ANFR) finally reacted to our communication with a press release on its website published on July 24, 2024. The ANFR confirms that the SPC Discovery’s exposure level at limb level has been exceeded, at 4.710 W/kg for a limit of 4W/kg. Tests were carried out in December 2023…

It was high time for the telecoms regulator to inform users!

What’s more, the software update to 3.340 W/kg and its validation by the accredited German laboratory Cetecom Advanced dates back to May 2024.

A theoretical reduction, according to our NGO… In fact, our SAR calculator evaluates the actual exposure of the SPC Discovery at a minimum of 6.680 W/kg.

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