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. 2025 Mar 31;4:206. Originally published 2024 Sep 19. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.18285.2

Table 2. Description of usage scenarios for spot measurements.

Scenario Activity for 2 minutes Technology * Phone position
Non-use ** The phone is set in flight mode. - Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
BT-music Song playback using wireless earphones
connected to the phone via Bluetooth.
Bluetooth Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
WiFi-WAvoice Bidirectional reception and transmission of audio
signals using WhatsApp.
Wi-Fi Held in the right hand and
pressed against the right ear
WiFi-WAvideo Bidirectional reception and transmission of audio
and video signals using WhatsApp.
Wi-Fi Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
WiFi-fileUpload Continuous file upload to an FTP server. Wi-Fi Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
4G-nativeCall ** Bidirectional reception and transmission of audio
signals through the native service of the phone.
up to 4G-LTE Held in the right hand and
pressed against the right ear
4G-WAvoice ** Bidirectional reception and transmission of audio
signals using WhatsApp.
up to 4G-LTE Held in the right hand and
pressed against the right ear
4G-WAvideo ** Bidirectional reception and transmission of audio
and video signals using WhatsApp.
up to 4G-LTE Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
4G-fileUpload ** Continuous file upload to an FTP server. up to 4G-LTE Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
5G-WAvideo ** Bidirectional reception and transmission of audio
and video signals using WhatsApp.
up to 5G-NR Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)
5G-fileUpload ** Continuous file upload to an FTP server. up to 5G-NR Held in the right hand in
front of the body (~30 cm)

*Technology constrained within Android settings.

**Usage scenarios conducted in the pre-test and pilot studies.

BT=Bluetooth; WAvoice=WhatsApp voice call; WAvideo=WhatsApp video call; LTE=Long Term Evolution; NR=New Radio.