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BlackBerry Bold-ly Tops Radiation Ranking | eWEEK Europe UK



Data from the Environmental Working Group places the BlackBerry Bold 9700 as the mobile device with the highest legal levels of cell phone radiation among popular smartphones


By:
Roy Mark
February 25, 2010

Research In Motion�s BlackBerry Bold 9700 scores the highest among popular smartphones for exposing users to the highest legal levels of cell phone radiation, according to the latest 2010 Environmental Working Group ranking. Following the Bold 9700 are the Motorola Droid, the LG Chocolate and Google�s HTC Nexus One.

 The rankings still put the phones well within federal guidelines and rules.

The FCC�s cell phone radiation standards closely follow the 1992 recommendations of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). These standards allow 20 times more radiation to penetrate the head than the rest of the body and do not account for risks to children.

FCC standards limit the radiation absorbed by a cell phone user�s brain and body to a specific SAR (absorption rate), measured by the amount of the phone�s radiation energy (in watts, W) absorbed per kilogram of tissue (W/kg).

Current FCC regulations permit SAR levels of up to 1.6 W/kg for partial body (head) exposure, 0.08 W/kg for whole-body exposure and 4 W/kg for exposure to the hands, wrists, feet and ankles.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 scores an overall 1.55 SAR in the new rankings. The Motorola Droid came in at 1.50 while the LG Chocolate scored a 1.46, the Nexus One ranked a 1.39 and the Apple iPhone 3G scored a 1.19.

�We at Environmental Working Group can�t be pried from our cell phones. But we�re troubled by recent studies that have found significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland tumors among people using cell phones for 10 years or longer,� the EWG said in a statement.

The EWG also admitted that more research on the controversial topic is crucial.

[djackson02]

Yay let's go RIM haha iPhone is a long way on the list

[NetworkGuy]

Just use a Bluetooth headset and keep the phone 10 feet from you at all times. I don't see an issue then.

[TheOne01]

At least Blackberry can win something!

[Nelimungous]

Very rarely do I talk on the handset (any handset for that matter) with it held up to my melon. Speaker phone works great as does BT.

[empirez32]

WoW this sucks im almost afraid to touch my phone lol! good thing i text more lol!

[bushako]

wow no wonder why i was having a headache on the left side of my head and my ears went red after talking from my blackberry for 15minutes.

[blackberry-pimp]

The Tour and 3GS are pretty high up there...

Looks really good for the Storm 9530 however, and the Storm2 isnt that bad at all.

[papped]

The Pearl 8100 had almost the same sar rating... Kinda blown out of proportion.

[azie]

1.3x for Europe. In US is 1.55. LOL

[Totalimmortal363]

Bring it on!!

[DaPhoneking]

The S2 and the 8900 had pretty low ratings.... Granted that's not going to stop me from replacing my unlocked S2 with a 9700.

But as someone said, if you're really *that* worried about it, BT, speakerphone or even a wired headset would suffice.

[Jet300]

The S2 and the 8900 had pretty low ratings.... Granted that's not going to stop me from replacing my unlocked S2 with a 9700.

But as someone said, if you're really *that* worried about it, BT, speakerphone or even a wired headset would suffice.

So if you get a BT earpiece and put that 9700 on your waist in a holster, does that mean your now gonna be more prone to intestinal cancers?? What if you put it in your pants pocket? LOTS of sensitive stuff down there!!

How much radiation does that little BT earpiece put out anyways???

[DaPhoneking]

So if you get a BT earpiece and put that 9700 on your waist in a holster, does that mean your now gonna be more prone to intestinal cancers?? What if you put it in your pants pocket? LOTS of sensitive stuff down there!!

How much radiation does that little BT earpiece put out anyways???

BT is a low-powered wireless technology, so it shouldn't be much, if any at all...

[JRSCCivic98]

Look at it this way... radiation for the brain is good to combat alzheimer's, but bad because it causes tumors.

[DaPhoneking]

Look at it this way... radiation for the brain is good to combat alzheimer's, but bad because it causes tumors.

I'm a tumor, I'm a tumor [/petergriffin] lmao...


All phones cause radiation of some sorts... is this really such a big deal? I mean it's not going to necessarily stop people from buying the device.....

[powernoodle]

I take the phone out of the holster whenever possible so as not to irradiate myself unnecessarily, and use the speakerphone.

When you are 20 years old, you think you will live forever. When you start pushing 50, you see things a little differently.

[Armando175]

I guess I'm going to return my 9700 back to TMO and get me an iPhone -- NOT! I don't think anyone really cares because that won't stop them from buying the 9700. It's an awesome device.

[JRSCCivic98]

I think RIM uses the radiation side affects to warp BB user's minds into thinking RIM's current OS doesn't need improvement at all.

[Armando175]

Perhaps RIM uses radiation to keep us addicted to there products even though some of us are not happy with the OSes.

[phonejunky]

I'm shocked i thought it would be the iPhone 3Gs

[iBlack11]

Nice going RIM

[364ll]

Aack ! Scary stuff !

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[darkwaler88]

Surely it would be fun to have your head glow radiation green in the night though!

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[Mamaluka]

Remember those T-Shirts people using steroids had? It said "Die Big....Anabolic Steroids" we all need a T-shirt that reads "Die from 1.55 SAR....Blackberry 9700"

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