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iPhone radiation


[Well I don't know what to believe. There is far too much argy-bargy going on between the two companies to believe the research findings about which has the higher amount of radiation.
What I can say for certain is that my credit card does NOT emit radiation. On that basis alone I think I will stay with my credit card and invest emotionally and with funding to support those companies that wish to strengthen security around credit cards, rather than invest anything in technology that purports to be sexy and time-saving and safe - none of which has proven to be true thus far.]

APPLE’S iPhone emits twice as much radiation as Samsung handsets, according to a new report.
Apple’s main competitor in the smartphone market is Samsung and the two companies are constantly trying to get the edge over the other.

The South Korean tech giant recently admitted to rushing the release of its latest Galaxy Note 7 to beat Apple’s iPhone to market, which the company says contributed to an exploding battery issue that forced a global recall.

While Apple has largely got the better of the smart phone wars in the past decade, radiation emissions may be one area where Samsung takes the cake.

Apple’s iPhones and iPads had the highest electromagnetic radiation specific absorption rate, known as SAR, out of electronic devices sold in South Korea, reports tech website ZDNet.

However there is a reason to take the finding with a grain of salt because the figures have come from a state-backed study in South Korea — a government which in the past has shown a tendency to support its business sector under dubious circumstances.

Nonetheless according to the data from the country’s National Radio Research Agency the average radiation SAR for iPhones was 1.166 watts per kilogram (W/kg).
In comparison the handset released by Samsung this year showed an average SAR recording of 0.517W/kg.

In both the United States and South Korea, the SAR limit for devices is 1.6 W/kg, so the iPhone is still well under the regulated limit.

The US Federal Communication Commission says anything under 1.6 W/kg is considered perfectly safe, but notes there is still further research to be done when considering the prevalence of radiofrequency (RF) energy in an increasingly wireless world.

“Those evaluating the potential risks of using wireless devices agree that more and longer-term studies should explore whether there is a better basis for RF safety standards than is currently used,” the US government body says.

There is scant evidence to suggest that consumers should be worried about the level of radiation emitted by their electronic devices such as phones, but it hasn’t stopped some companies from trying to capitalise on the largely unfounded fears.

Australian company Lif3 has produced a smartphone chip which it says is proven to reduce mobile phone radio exposure by up to 95 per cent.

Why? Because the company believes that “the mobile phone safety movement is spreading around the world”.

Whether that’s true or not depends on who you ask, but maybe Samsung wishes it were.