Apple's iPhone Produces "Average" Amounts Of Radiation
by Joe White
June 3, 2011
Apple's iPhone might not require 1.21 gigawatts of electrical power to operate, but it's still a radioactive little sucker. Fortunately, a recent report has revealed that Apple's smart phone produces an "average" amount of cellular radiation, while Motorola handsets are believed to produce the most.
The news comes in a study commissioned by the World Health Organization, which came to the conclusion that "cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk." Apparently, while the iPhone isn't the least radioactive handset on the market, it's not the most radioactive, either. As reported by Apple Insider:
The iPhone 4 rated 1.17 watts per kilogram, just below the 1.19 W/kg of the iPhone 3GS. The older iPhone 3G has a lower radiation rate of 1.03 W/kg. The FCC's legal limit for SAR on a mobile phone is 1.6 W/kg. The phone with the lowest rated radiation emissions was the LG Quantum with just 0.35 W/kg. The phones with the most radiation were the Motorola Bravo and Motorola Droid 2 Global, which tested at 1.59 W/kg and 1.58 W/kg respectively, just below the FCC limit.What does this mean? Well, first of all, don't panic - these are only "ballpark figures," as noted by the report. Furthermore, as Apple Insider reminds us all, no study has "conclusively proven that a higher SAR level poses a greater health risk." So don't throw your iPhone away yet. For more information, check out the informative source links below. And be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments. [via CNN and Environmental Working Group]
