CNET, the techie and gadget reviews site, has launched a table that details the specific radiation levels emitted by mobile phones according to make and model.
The scale rates what’s known as specific absorption rate, or SAR for short, which is a measure of the quantity of radiofrequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body. The FCC won’t allow phone’s with an SAR higher than 1.6W/kg (watts per kilogram) to pass certification in the US or Canada. In Europe, the level is capped slightly higher at 2W/kg.
The table, which details individual model SARs, is bad news for Motorola which accounts for six of the top ten worst offenders in the US with the Motorola V195s claiming the dubious accolade of being the mobile with the highest SAR. The Blackberry Curve 8330 is no angel either and crackberry addicts ought to beware as the device is nestling in two spots out of the top ten on different networks. The safest model available is the LG KG800 and redeeming itself at the favorable end of the scale is also the Motorola Razr V3x.
Even if there has been no concrete evidence (that the scientific community at large can agree upon) that mobile phone radiation is harmful, the FCC does have caps on this sort of thing for a reason and these tables make for very interesting reading.
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