Top 20 Cell Phones With The Highest And Lowest Radiation
Certain mobile devices may be exposing us to harmful levels of electromagnetic radiation.
Our world has evolved to a time where we can’t ever leave the house without our cell or mobile phones. Although they are one of the most brilliant inventions — helping us communicate through text and phone calls, taking and posting photos and videos, using GPS to find our way to any location and even taking on the role of a book reader and flashlight, our phones could also be harming us.
According to research from the Weizmann Institute of Science, certain cell phones or mobile devices may be exposing us to harmful levels of electromagnetic radiation.
Published in the Biochemical Journal, the study found that a single use of certain cellphones for just 15 minutes can trigger brain cell changes associated with cancerous cell division.
CNET presents the five phones with the highest radiation.
The FCC mandates that all cell phones must be tested for their specific absorption rate (SAR) — the rate of which radiation from the phone is absorbed into your body. The maximum level that the FCC allows is 1.6 watts/kg of flesh.
Top 20 Highest Radiation Cell Phones
Top 20 Highest Radiation Cell Phones (maximum possible SAR level from phone)
Top 20 Lowest Radiation Cell Phones (maximum possible SAR level from phone)
Source: Lynn La and Kent German, “Cell Phone Radiation Levels,” www.reviews.cnet.com, Jan. 16, 2014
Did your phone make either list?
This is a complex topic. American philosopher Ken Wilber describes this as the “Dialectic of Progress.” It’s Good News, Bad News. And they seem to be neck-and-neck whenever evolutionary development is in play.
We know the Good News of Mobile Technologies. Perhaps being aware of the Bad News side of the Dialectic of Progress can help us mitigate — and eventually eliminate — the bad news. In the meantime, minimize use next to your head, inform your children with articles such as this so they are more likely to avoid spending looong hours on mobile phones, and finally…
Do yourself a favor and check out some of these links:
New Urgent Warning to All Cell Phone Users by Dr. Mercola
WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk
Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Dangerous? (Huffington Post)
The Environmental Health Trust
The Hidden Dangers of Cell Phone Radiation (Life Extension Magazine)
Cell phone radiation could pose dangers to kids (The Chicago Tribune)
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