Cell Phone Radiation: 10 Best, 10 Worst

September 14th, 2009. By LucyC

So, in case you missed it—and I very nearly did—the Environmental Working Group (EWG) put out 2 lists last week ranking radiation levels emitted from cell phones—the 10 least dangerous and the 10 most dangerous. 

They EWG evaluated over 1000 different types of phones—who knew there where than many to choose from? How could any consumer possibly figure out the dirty on that many phones? Thank you EWG! 

Bottom line, while the EWG boffins could not find conclusive proof that cell phones cause cancer —specifically brain cancer—they couldn’t give the devices  a clean bill of health either.

But you may want to know, your kids are most at risk for cell phone radiation-related health problems because their skulls are thinner and softer-so they absorb radiation more easily.

So without further ado, here’s the EWG’s list of the 10 best phones in terms of radiation levels:

Listing is based on phones currently available from major carriers.

            1.         Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) [AT&T]

            2.         Motorola RAZR V8 [CellularONE]

            3.         Samsung SGH-t229 [T-Mobile]

            4.         Samsung Rugby (SGH-a837) [AT&T]

            5.         Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) [AT&T]

            6.         Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) [CellularONE, T-Mobile]

            7.         T-Mobile Sidekick [T-Mobile]

            8.         LG Xenon (GR500) [AT&T]

            9.         Motorola Karma QA1 [AT&T]

            10.       Sanyo Katana II [Kajeet]

For the top 10 worst cell phones for radiation emission, look here.

Tags: Cell Phone Radiation, Cell Phones

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