Most of us want to get rid of our smartphone addiction because we think it wastes our time, or because we think we spend too much time glued to a screen. However, it poses a far more serious threat because a lot of smartphones come with radiation levels that are dangerously high. Different regions in the world have different values of SAR that they consider to be acceptable. While in the US, SAR level at or below 1.6 watts per kilogram is permitted, the European Union allows 2 watts per kilogram of SAR level. India follows the US model when its SAR value. However, Der Blaue Engel, a German certification for products and services on the basis of environmental friendliness, considers a far lesser level of SAR acceptable. It only certifies the smartphones that have lesser than 0.60 watts per kilogram of absorption rate. Here, we have curated a list of 20 smartphones that were launched in 2018 that have the maximum level of SAR values:
Xiaomi Mi Max 3
SAR value (at the ear): 1.58 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.42 W/kg
OnePlus 6T
SAR value (at the ear): 1.55 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.27 W/kg
Google Pixel 3 XL
SAR value (at the ear): 1.39 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.4 W/kg
OnePlus 6
SAR value (at the ear): 1.33 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.38 W/kg
Google Pixel 3
SAR value (at the ear): 1.33 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.49 W/kg
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
SAR value: 1.188 W/kg
Asus ZenFone 5Z (ZS620KL)
SAR value (at the ear): 1.19 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.59 W/kg
Sony Xperia XA2 (H3113; H3133)
SAR value (at the ear): 1.07 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.43 W/kg
Apple iPhone XR
SAR value (at the ear): 0.99 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 0.99 W/kg
Apple iPhone XS
SAR value (at the ear): 0.99 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 0.99 W/kg
Apple iPhone XS Max
SAR value (at the ear): 0.99 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 0.99 W/kg
Asus ROG Phone
SAR value (at the ear): 0.96 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.6 W/kg
Xiaomi Mi A2
SAR value (at the ear): 0.96 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 0.64 W/kg
Honor 10
SAR value (at the ear): 0.79 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.15 W/kg
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (H8314; H8324)
SAR value (at the ear): 0.77 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.05 W/kg
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro
SAR value (at the ear): 0.76 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.48 W/kg
Huawei P20 Pro
SAR value (at the ear): 0.73 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.22 W/kg
Sony Xperia XZ2 (H8266; H8296)
SAR value (at the ear): 0.67 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.07 W/kg
Moto G6
SAR value (at the ear): 0.64 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.36 W/kg
Moto G6 Play
SAR value (at the ear): 0.66 W/kg
SAR value (on the body): 1.42 W/kg
Data sources: German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz), Devicespecifications.com.
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