Samsung Impression ranks #1 for least emissions

Statistics suggest that over four billion people around the world now own a cell phone and it’s not uncommon to find people who use more than one cell phone on a regular basis.

At one stage one of my daughters worked in a data center job that required her to carry two cell phones for business plus her private cell phone. Fortunately for her one was to give her one-way access to a critical server so it was impossible for all three to ring at once but I often wondered how she would manage if by some chance they had all rung at the same time.

From the early days of cell phone use there has always been a concern that radiation from the phone could have an effect on the health of users. Since then there have been reports that suggest that there is no health issues for cell phone users and there have been just as many reports that says that there are health issues.

Whatever the situation really is there’s no doubt that cell phones do emit radiation and people are using their cell phones more and more so there is a greater level of exposure to that radiation.

Should that worry us? Yes it should! Does it mean that we should stop using our cell phones? Well it’s probably way too late to think about doing that because cell phones are part of our lives and more and more applications are being written to encourage us to use our cell phones even more but we can take some steps to limit our exposure to that radiation.

Pick the right phone

The first thing we should do is pick the right phone. Not every cell phone has the same level of harmful radiation emissions but with so many different cell phones on the market today it’s hard for us consumers to know which are good and which are bad.

Fortunately ewg.org has reviewed around 1,000 different cell phones that are currently available in the United States and ranked them according to their emission levels. Six of the top 10 cell phones that have the least emissions are from Samsung and at the very top of the list is the Samsung Impression.

If you’re one of those who simply must have one of the trendy cell phones then the Blackberry Storm is the one with the least emissions … it comes in at number 11. The HTC Touch Diamond also ranks well but most of the Nokia range is well down the list as is the Apple iPhone.

At the very bottom of the list is the cell phone with the worst level of radiation emissions and that’s the Palm Treo 755p. The Blackberry Curve 8830 is right down near the bottom of the list too.

Don’t live on your phone

Another obvious way to limit your exposure to the radiation is to not constantly have your phone close to your head. In other words limit the use of your phone and that’s not going to be easy because human beings are a social group who love to keep in touch and the best way to do that is via your cell phone.

However, there are ways to change your usage patterns so that you do limit the amount of time you have the phone close to your ear. Try sending text messages instead of calling your friends … you might be surprised at how easy it is to conduct a conversation with someone you know via a series of text messages.

You can also get the same message across to numerous friends simply by using the message function that allows you to send the same message to a group of people instead of calling each one individually.

Use the loudspeaker facility if one is fitted

If you’re in a private location use the loudspeaker function that most cell phones come with these days. I have to admit that it does take a little getting used to but it’s not that hard once you have the hang of it and it certainly does get your cell phone away from your head. It also frees up your hands to do other things.

Do some research

You will be surprised at how much information is out there about the harmful effects cell phones can have on their users. Track it down through Google and read all you can … understanding the risks that are involved will help you make informed decisions based on fact about how you want to use your cell phone.

Knowing the facts and the risks will help you aim for outcomes that are good for your health and well being rather than being swayed by peer pressure to conform. And that’s perhaps the hardest thing of all to do. You may understand the risks involved in using your cell phone but your friends may still be living in la-la land and wonder why you are using your cell phone in a different way and that can lead to some issues with your friends.

Don’t be swayed by what they say … make up your own mind based on your research because it may well be that it’s your life that’s at stake here.