Phonegate Team – 07sep2026.
While Google is running a major advertising campaign in France to promote its new Pixel 11 lineup, information regarding specific absorption rate (SAR) remains particularly difficult for consumers to find. Indeed, users have to scroll through extensive information before accessing SAR values on the company’s website.
Furthermore, our independent Alerte Phonegate calculator reveals electromagnetic wave exposure levels that are significantly higher than the values advertised by Google.
Comparison of Advertised and Calculated
SAR Values
Concerning Discrepancies
For the Pixel 11, the head SAR thus rises from an officially announced 0.95 W/kg to 7.125 W/kg according to our calculator, while the trunk SAR increases from 1.38 to 6.9 W/kg.
These calculated levels far exceed the European limits of 2 W/kg for the head and trunk.
Our calculator specifically accounts for ANSES recommendations and the issue of body-contact exposure, which is not fully reflected by current regulatory testing conditions.
Questionable Software Opacity
Our technical checks confirm that the Google Pixel 11 lineup does indeed integrate the full arsenal of motion, proximity, and positioning sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, magnetometer, barometer, and biometric/laser sensors), coupled with TAS (Time-Averaging SAR) technology and dynamic regulation algorithms.
This situation is entirely consistent with the “Telecoms Dieselgate“ scandal denounced by the NGO Alerte Phonegate: it once again highlights manufacturer opacity regarding the use of software mechanisms and sensors that may interfere with the dynamic management of their devices’ transmission power during SAR testing measurements.
What does the SAR displayed to the consumer actually measure when laboratory conditions differ from daily use?
Alerte Phonegate Demands:
- An urgent revision of European SAR measurement methods, particularly regarding body contact;
- Independent testing of new smartphones by ANFR;
- Complete transparency from manufacturers regarding software mechanisms and sensors involved in transmission power management;
- Clear and easily accessible consumer information on their smartphones’ exposure levels.
Following the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10, the Pixel 11 confirms the urgent need to overhaul how smartphone radiofrequency exposure is evaluated.
User health must finally take precedence over
the limits of a laboratory protocol.
Source – PhoneGate Alert – Google Pixel 11 lineup: “Real” SAR up to 7 times higher than official values
Related
- SAR Alert: Google Pixel 10 – True Exposure Levels Revealed
- SAR Alert: Google Pixel 9 – Alarming exposure levels
