Cell phone radiation levels - COPIED FROM http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phone-radiation-levels/

What it all means

According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, specific absorption rate, or SAR, is "a way of measuring the quantity of radio frequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body." For a phone to pass FCC certification and be sold in the United States, its maximum SAR level must be less than 1.6 watts per kilogram. In Europe, the level is capped at 2 watts per kilogram while Canada allows a maximum of 1.6 watts per kilogram. The SAR level listed in our charts represents the highest SAR level measured with the phone next to the ear as tested by the FCC. Keep in mind that it is possible for the SAR level to vary between different transmission bands (the same phone can use multiple bands during a call), and that different testing bodies can obtain different results. Also, it's possible for results to vary between different models of the same phone--such as a handset that's offered by multiple carriers. CNET lists the exposure for voice calls only; the SAR for data use can differ.

It's important to note that in publishing this list, we are in no way implying that cell phone use is harmful to your health. Research abounds, but much of the literature is contradictory. While some researchers have said there is cause to be "concerned," others disagree and say it is still too early too early to be alarmed. Similarly, though some tests have suggested a link between long-term (10 years or longer) cell phone use and cancer, there still is not conclusive or demonstrated evidence that cell phones cause or don't cause adverse health effects in humans. In short, the jury is still out. Research into the matter will continue, and we will continue to monitor its results.

If you're concerned about limiting your SAR exposure, you can take a few easy steps beyond purchasing a handset with a low SAR. You can text instead placing a voice call, use a wired headset or speakerphone whenever possible, and carry your phone at least one inch from your body. Some researchers also caution against using your phone in areas with poor coverage since phones emit more radiation when searching for a signal. Children, which have smaller and thinner skulls, should limit cell phone use, and all users, children and adults, should not sleep with an active phone next to their bedside or under their pillow.

If your phone isn't listed here (U.S. customers) and you've purchased it within the last few years, consult your user manual. Alternatively, you can request the SAR information from the FCC, the manufacturer, or your carrier. You'll need the model number and FCC ID number, which is usually--but not always--listed in the owner's manual or under the phone's battery (you must pop the battery out). We'll continue to update the list as new phones are announced. To be the first to know when we've added more phones, subscribe to the CNET Mobile Weekly newsletter. For more information, consult the Food and Drug Administration or the Environmental Working Group. 

20 highest-radiation cell phones (United States)

Editors' note: When a phone is discontinued by a manufacturer or a carrier, it will be removed from this chart.

Rank	Manufacturer and model	SAR rating (watts/kg) digital
1	Motorola V195s	1.6
2	Motorola Zine ZN5	1.59
2a	Motorola Rival	1.59
4	Kyocera Jax S1300	1.55
4a	Motorola VU204	1.55
6	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint)	1.54
6a	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (U.S. Cellular)	1.54
6b	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)	1.54
9	Motorola Crush	1.53
9a	Nokia E71x	1.53
11	Pantech Matrix	1.52
12	LG Rumor 2	1.51
12a	RIM BlackBerry Bold	1.51
14	HTC SMT5800	1.49
14a	Motorola Droid	1.49
16	Sony Ericsson W350a	1.48
17	LG Chocolate Touch	1.47
17a	Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon Wireless)	1.47
17b	T-Mobile Dash 3G	1.47
20	Samsung Instinct	1.46

Nokia cell phone radiation levels

                                                                                                   

Model	SAR rating (watts/kg) digital	SAR rating (watts/kg) analog	FCC ID
252	n/a	1.34	GML-NHA-3
282	n/a	0.78	GMLNHA-9
1260	0.69	1.15	LJPNKW-1
1261	0.81	1.17	LJPNKW-1X
1661	1.31	n/a	QTLRH-121
1680	1.39	n/a	QTLRM-490
2160	n/a	0.76	LJPNHC-4X
2170	1.4	n/a	GMLNHP-4
2260	0.65	1.08	GMLRH-39
2270	1.17	n/a	QMNRH-3P
2600	1.43	n/a	QTLRM-341
2610	n/a	0.56	QTLRH-87
2680	0.64	n/a	QTLRM-500
3100	0.98	n/a	PPIRH-50
3120	0.75	n/a	PPIRH-19
3200	0.46	n/a	LJPRH-31
3205	1.29	1.28	QMNRM-11
3220	0.57	n/a	PPIRH-37
3250	0.88	n/a	LJPRM-38
3285	1.41	0.8	GMLNSD-1AW
3300	0.87	n/a	OW3NEM-2
3360	0.62	1.11	GMLNSD-1AW
3361	0.63	1.34	OW3NEM-2
3390	0.82	n/a	GMLNPB-1NB
3395	0.86	n/a	GMLNPB-1BB
3520	0.7	1.16	GMLRH-14/GMLRH-21
3555	1.04	n/a	QMNRM-257
3560	0.85	1.24	GMLRH-14/GMLRH-21
3570	1.14	n/a	GMLNPD-1FW
3585	1.14	1.28	GMLNPD-1AW
3590	1.03	n/a	GMLNPM-8
3595	1.08	n/a	GMLNPM-10
3600	1.27	n/a	QFXNHM-10
3620	1.12	n/a	QFXNHM-10X
3650	0.83	n/a	QFXNHM-9
3711	1.28	n/a	PPIRM-511
5100	0.4	n/a	LJPNPM-6X
5120	1.02	1.25	LJPNSC-1NX
5140	1.26	n/a	LJPNPl-4
5170	1.45	n/a	GMLNSD-1FX
5180	n/a	1.28	BMLNSD-1GX
5190	1.29	n/a	LJPNSB-1X
5300	0.8	n/a	PPIRM-146
6010	1.08	n/a	GMLNPM-10
6061	0.77	1.28	QTLRH-74
6085	1	n/a	LJPRM-260
6086	1.15	n/a	LJPRM-198H
6101	0.68	n/a	PPIRM-77
6102	0.68	1.28	n/a
6120		1.25	LJPNSC-3NX
6121		1.07	LJPNSC-3ND
6126	0.89	n/a	PPIRM-126
6133	0.89	n/a	PPIRM-126
6160	1.35	1.46	LJPNSW-3AX
6161	1.27	n/a	LJPNSW-3ND
6162	1.42	n/a	LPONSW-3AF
6170	0.61	n/a	LIPRM-47
6185	1.07	1.53	BMLNSD-3AX
6190	1.29	n/a	LJPNSB-3X
6200	0.91	n/a	LJPNPL-3
6225	1.12	0.99	QMNRH-27
6230	0.59	n/a	QTKRH-28
6263	0.43	n/a	QTKRM-207
6350	1.03	n/a	QMNRM-455
6360	0.63	1.15	GMLNPW-2NX
6370	0.888	n/a	GMLNHP-2FX
6385	1.09	1.05	GMLNHP-2AX
6590	1.13	n/a	LJPNSM-9
6600	0.5	n/a	QVVNHL-10
6610	0.45	n/a	PYANHL-4
6650	0.92	n/a	QMNRM-324H
6682	0.82	n/a	LIPRM-58
6800	1.2	n/a	LJPNSB-9
6820	0.78	n/a	PYARH-26
7160	0.61	1.33	LJPNSW-5NX
7190	1.29	n/a	GMLNSB-5NX
7210	0.45	n/a	PYA NHL-4
7270	1.05	n/a	LJPRM-8
7280	0.83	n/a	QTKRM-14
7370	0.66	n/a	PPIRM-70X
7380	0.83	n/a	QTKRM-111
7390	0.26	n/a	QTKRM-140
7610	0.55	n/a	QWRH-52
8260	0.95	1.14	GMLNSW-4DX
8265	0.93	1.19	GMLNPW-3
8270	1.17	n/a	GMLNSD-5FX
8290	1.09	n/a	LJPNSB-7
8390	1.05	n/a	LJPNSB-8
8800	0.46	n/a	QTKRM-13
8860	1.39	n/a	LJPNSW-6NX
8890	0.94	n/a	LJPNSB-6NY
9290	0.43	n/a	PDNRAB-3N
9300	0.21	n/a	PYARAE-6
2115I	0.75	n/a	QMNRH-66
2366i	0.87	n/a	QMNRM-155
252N	n/a	1.34	GML-NHA-3S
2705 Shade	1.22	n/a	QMNRM-464
2705 Shade	1.22	n/a	QMNRM-464
282N	n/a	0.78	GMLNHA-9S
3585i	1.14	1.28	GMLNPD-1AW
3586i	1.18	1.08	QMNRH-44
5130 Xpress Music	0.88	n/a	QTLRM-496
5170i	1.49	n/a	GMLNSD-1FW
5180i	n/a	1.32	GMLNSD-1GW
5185i	1.41	0.8	GMLNSD-1AW
5310 Xpress Music	1.25		PPIRM-304
5700 Xpress Music	1.33	n/a	LJPRM-302
5800 Xpress Music	0.97	n/a	LJPRM-428
6015i	1.28	n/a	GMLNPM-10
6016i	1.14	1.28	QMNRH-27
6185i	1.41	1.03	GMLNSD-3AW
6215i	0.83	n/a	PP4PN-315
6236i	1.24	n/a	QMNRM-60
6255i	1.27	1.14	QMNRM-19
6305i	0.79	n/a	QMNRM-142
6310i	0.84	n/a	PPINPL-1
6500 Classic	1.2	n/a	QTKRM-265
6555 (AT&T)	1.25	1.05	QMNRM-289
6590i	1.13	n/a	LJPNSM-9
6750 Mural	1	n/a	QMNRM-381
7205 Intrigue	1.08	n/a	QMNRM-383
7500 Prism (Unlocked)	0.61	n/a	PPIRM-249
7510 (T-Mobile)	0.84	n/a	PPIRM-399
7610 Supernova	0.81	n/a	PPIRM-354
7705 Twist	0.7	n/a	QMNRM-56
8265i	0.93	1.19	GMLNPW-3
Digital 5160	1.45	n/a	LJPNSW-1NX
E61	1.14	n/a	PYARM-89
E61i	0.83	n/a	PYARM-227
E63	1.24	n/a	PYARM-449
E65	0.74	n/a	PYARM-208
E70	0.9	n/a	PYARM-24
E71x	1.53	n/a	PYARM-357
E75	0.99	n/a	PYARM-413
E90 Communicator	0.59	n/a	PYARA-6
Luna	0.72	n/a	QMNRM-164
Mirage 2605	1.12	n/a	QMNRM-339
N75	0.68	n/a	QURRM-128
N76	1.04	n/a	OW3RM-149
N78	1.26	n/a	QFXRM-235
N79	1.4	n/a	QFXRM-350
N80	0.86	n/a	QFXRM-91
N81	0.78	n/a	OW3RM-179
N82	0.78	n/a	QVVRM-314
N85	0.91	n/a	QURRM-334
N86	1.01	n/a	QURRM-486
N90	0.22	n/a	QURRM-42
N900	0.92	n/a	LJPRX-51
N91	0.74	n/a	QEYRM-43
N95	0.49	n/a	PDNRM-245
N95 (8GB, Unlocked)	0.79	n/a	PDNRM-421
N95 (North American edition)	1.27	n/a	PDNRM-160
N96	0.96	n/a	QEYRM-472
N97	0.74	n/a	QVVRM-507
N-Gage	0.37	n/a	PDN-NEM4
Nokia E72	1.39	n/a	PYARM-584
Nokia N97 Mini	0.91	n/a	QVVRM-553
Surge 6790	0.81	n/a	QMNRM-492
VI-3155i	1.22	n/a	QMNRM-41

Sony Ericsson cell phone radiation levels

Model	SAR rating (watts/kg) digital	SAR rating (watts/kg) analog	FCC ID
A1228C	0.795	1.34	AXATR-410-A2
A1228D and1228LX	0.823	1.35	AXATR-393-A2
A1228di	0.823	1.35	AXATR-388-A2
Aino	0.88	n/a	PY7A3880033
C902	1.32	n/a	PY7A3052101
Cyber-shot C905	1.12	n/a	PY7A3252071
Equinox TM717	0.9	n/a	PY7A3880030
J300a	1.12	n/a	PY7A1041021
K700i	1.03	n/a	PYYA1021041
K750i	0.66	n/a	na
K790a	0.58	n/a	PY7AF032011
K800i	0.58	n/a	PY7AD022031
K850i	1.14	n/a	PY7A3252011
M600i	1.15	n/a	PY7FD022012
P1i	0.98	n/a
P800	0.64	n/a	PY77130601
P900	1.36	n/a	PY7FAB1021011
P910	1.5	n/a	PY7FB031012
P990i	0.78	n/a	PY7FD022011
S500i	0.77	n/a	PY7A1052042
S710a	0.88	n/a	PY7AF031021
T200	0.37	n/a	PY71130501
T206	1.28	1.48	PXITR-503-A2
T226	1.18	n/a	PY7A1041011
T237	1.18	n/a	PY7A1041011
T300	0.43	n/a	PY71130601
T306	0.75	n/a	PXITR-G0702
T310	0.57	n/a	PY71130602
T316	0.75	n/a	PXITR-G1202
T608	1.46	n/a	PXITR-CA0802
T610	1.21	n/a	PY7AAB-1021011
T616	1.16	n/a	PY7A1031011
T61c	1.01	1.41	AXATR-413-A2
T61d	0.76	1.35	AXATR-417-A2
T61LX	0.76	1.35	AXATR-417-A2
T61z	0.92	n/a	PXITR-419-AZ
T62u	0.49	1.36	PXITR-502-A2
T637	1.41	n/a	PY7A031012
T68	0.74	n/a	PBY1130201
T68i	0.58	n/a	PY71130202
TM506	1.43	n/a	PY7A3132011
W200a	0.87	n/a	PY7A1032013
W300i	1.42	n/a	PY7AF052031
W350a	1.48	n/a	PY7A1032061
W380a	0.69	n/a	PY7A1022091
W380a	0.69	n/a	PY7A1022091
W518a Walkman	0.73	n/a	PY7A3880024
W580i	1.26	n/a	PY7A1052042
W600i	1.26	n/a	PY7AF052021
W6710i	1.35	n/a	PY7AF052041
W760i	0.81	n/a	PY7A1052101
W800i	0.57	n/a	PY7A1022013
W810i	1.04	n/a	PY7AF052051
W850i	0.6	n/a	PY7AD022021
W880i	1.47	n/a	PY7AD022051
W995a	1.09	n/a	PY7A3880023
Xperia X1	0.92	n/a	PY7A3880001
Z310a	1.13	n/a	PY7A1032021
Z500a	1.45	n/a	PY7AF031011
Z520a	1.47	n/a	PY7AC052012
Z525a	1.47	n/a	PY7AC052014
Z555	0.67	n/a	PY7A1032052
Z600	0.31	n/a	PY7A1021031
Z710i	1.36	n/a	PY7AF052043
Z750a	1.42	n/a	PY7A3252023

20 lowest-radiation cell phones (United States)

Editors' note: When a phone is discontinued by a manufacturer or a carrier, it will be removed from this chart.

Rank	Manufacturer and model	SAR rating (watts/kg) digital
1	Beyond E-Tech Duet D8	0.109
2	Samsung Eternity SGH-A867	0.194
3	Samsung Blue Earth	0.196
4	Samsung SGH-G800	0.23
5	Samsung Soul	0.24
6	Samsung Impression SGH-A877	0.27
7	Samsung Innov8	0.287
8	Beyond E-Tech Duet D888	0.32
9	Samsung SGH-T229	0.383
10	Doro PhoneEasy 410	0.445
11	Samsung SGH-A167	0.452
12	Samsung SGH-i450	0.457
13	Samsung Rugby SGH-A837 (AT&T)	0.46
14	Samsung Propel Pro	0.473
15	Samsung Freeform	0.48
16	Samsung Gravity	0.487
17	HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)	0.498
18	Samsung Flight SGH-A797	0.505
19	Samsung Alias 2 SCH-U750	0.541
20	Samsung Gravity 2

20 highest-radiation cell phones (United States)

Editors' note: When a phone is discontinued by a manufacturer or a carrier, it will be removed from this chart.

Rank	Manufacturer and model	SAR rating (watts/kg) digital
1	Motorola V195s	1.6
2	Motorola Zine ZN5	1.59
2a	Motorola Rival	1.59
4	Kyocera Jax S1300	1.55
4a	Motorola VU204	1.55
6	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Sprint)	1.54
6a	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (U.S. Cellular)	1.54
6b	RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)	1.54
9	Motorola Crush	1.53
9a	Nokia E71x	1.53
11	Pantech Matrix	1.52
12	LG Rumor 2	1.51
12a	RIM BlackBerry Bold	1.51
14	HTC SMT5800	1.49
14a	Motorola Droid	1.49
16	Sony Ericsson W350a	1.48
17	LG Chocolate Touch	1.47
17a	Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon Wireless)	1.47
17b	T-Mobile Dash 3G	1.47
20	Samsung Instinct	1.46