The French authorities asked Apple to do so this Tuesday temporarily withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market because they send out waves that are too strong.
The National Frequency Agency (ANFR) has carried out a series of tests to verify the existence of phones of this model exceed the specific energy absorption rate (DAS in French) and called on Apple to “take all available means to resolve this dysfunction quickly.”
This organization stated in a statement that it carries out analyzes of mobile phones sold on the French market as part of its mission to monitor the market for radioelectric equipment and control the population’s exposure to electromagnetic waves.
DAS emissions for a phone placed in a pocket or hand They may be a maximum of 4W/kg, According to European regulations, analysis of 141 iPhone 12 phones found an average score of 5.74, the ANFR added.
Due, Apple needs to take quick action to correct the energy emissions of these phones otherwise it will have to permanently remove them from the market, the ANFR added.
The agency added that its agents You have received instructions to check iPhone 12 is unavailable Available in France from today.
The Minister of Digitalization, Jean Noël Barrot, assured the newspaper Le Parisien that he was “ready to definitively order the withdrawal of this model from the French market if necessary”.