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See how much harmful is your cell phone

Cell phones have become an unavoidable part of our lives, providing ease in many cases but there is something alarming about; Most of us know that cell phones can cause cancer and other health problems. There are three major reasons why people are concerned about this:

  1. Cell phones emit radio waves, a form of non-ionizing radiation, from their antennas.
  2. The number of cell phone users has rapidly increased.  According to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, there were over 327.5 million cell phone subscribers in the U.S as of December 2014.
  3. The number of cell phone calls daily, the length of each call, and the amount of time people use their phones have increased.

Back in 1996, the FCC created guidelines on cell phone radiation (RF) exposure with input from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The guidelines created a measure of the rate that body tissues absorb radiation during cell phone use, known as specific absorption rate (SAR).  The specific absorption rate for cell phone radiation was set at maximum 1.6 watts of energy absorbed per kg of body weight.  This limit was set because of the thermal effects of cell phone radiation, not to diminish other biological effects that this type of radiation has, such as cancer or DNA damage.

The charts below list SAR levels for Samsung Galaxy S, Apple iPhone, as well as  20 of the highest SAR level cellphones and 20 of the lowest SAR level cellphones.

Samsung Galaxy S Radiation Levels
Cell Phone ModelSAR Level
Samsung Galaxy S81.55
Samsung Galaxy S71.59
Samsung Galaxy S61.25
Samsung Galaxy S51.47
Samsung Galaxy S41.18
Samsung Galaxy S30.87
Apple iPhone Radiation Levels
Cell Phone ModelSAR Level
Apple iPhone Xnot yet available
Apple iPhone 8 Plus1.19
Apple iPhone 81.20
Apple iPhone 7 Plus1.19
Apple iPhone 71.20
Apple iPhone SE1.19
Apple iPhone 6s Plus1.14
Apple iPhone 6s1.14
Apple iPhone 6 Plus1.19
Apple iPhone 61.18
Apple iPhone 51.18
Apple iPhone 5c1.19
Apple iPhone 4S1.19
Apple iPhone 4 (GSM)1.11
Apple iPhone 4 (CDMA)0.87
Apple iPhone 3GS0.67
20 Highest Radiation Cell Phones, according to CNET
Cell Phone TypesSAR Level
1.  Motorola Droid Maxx1.54
2.  Motorola Droid Ultra1.54
3.  Motorola Moto E1.50
4.  Alcatel One Touch Evolve1.49
5.  Huawei Vitria1.49
6.  Kyocera Hydro Edge1.48
7.  Kyocera Kona1.45
8.  Kyocera Hydro XTRM1.44
9.  Nokia Asha 5031.43
10.  BlackBerry Z301.41
11.  ZTE Source1.41
12. ZTE Warp 4G1.41
13.  Nokia Lumia 9251.40
14.  Nokia Lumia 9281.40
15.  Kyocera Hydro Elite1.39
16.  T-Mobile Prism 21.38
17.   Sprint Vital1.38
18.  Sprint Force1.37
19.  Huawei Pal1.33
20.  Kyocera Hydro Plus1.33
20 Lowest Radiation Cell Phones, according to CNET
Cellphone TypesSAR Level
1. VeryKool RS900.18
2.  Samsung Galaxy Note0.19
3.  ZTE Nubia 50.19
4.  Samsung Galaxy Note 20.23
5.  Samsung Galaxy Mega0.28
6. Kyocera Dura XT0.32
7. Pantech Discover0.33
8.  Samsung Galaxy Beam0.35
9.  Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II0.36
10.  Pantech Swift0.37
11.  Jitterbug Plus0.39
12.  Samsung Galaxy Appeal0.40
13.  LG Exalt0.42
14.  HTC One V0.43
15.  Nokia Lumia 13200.46
16.  LG Optimus Vu0.46
17.  Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G0.47
18.  Samsung Rugby 30.47
19.  HTC One Max0.50
20.  LG G20.51

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