/e/ and low radiation phones

low radiation phones with /e/ SUPPORT


Since WHO classified mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic to humans, I think, we should not only face on privacy on our phones, but also on low radiation.

WHO link
US National Cancer Institut link

The best list for phones with good radiation values is from the German magazine connect, because they use beside the SAR value their own value - normierter Connect Strahlungsfaktor (Normalized Connect Radiation Factor), which is more precise than the SAR value. Detailed explanations here - (sorry in German, but you can use any online translator)
While the SAR value is a measure of the radiation in the worst case, the normalized radiation factor measures the average exposure - most of time we move in inhabited area. So I used this value as reference value for sorting, but the SAR value of 0,4 - very low - as end point for the list until now. SAR values 0,4 - 0,6 will come soon.

Beside the /e/ OS information I added also the Linage OS information. Because /e/ is until now based on Linage developement. When you want to buy a phone with low radiation, I think its worth to search, if the the phone has active developers on Linage.

Explanations:
Android Versions: R = Android 11, Q = Android 10, Pie = Android 9, Oreo = Android 8, Nougat = Android 7
/e/ Os builds: O = Official, U = Unofficial, C = Custom - differences see here
Sim: mix = there exist versions with single and dual sim for the same phone - eg. Samsung phones are marked with Duos, when you can insert 2 sim cards.
ConVal = Normalized Connect Radiation Factor
L-Info = Linage OS Info /e/-Info = /e/ OS Info

Brand Device CodeName OS Year ConVal SAR Sim Battery L-Info /e/-Info
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 d1 R beta 2019 -0,92 0,190 mix fixed L /e/
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ d2s R beta 2019 -0,92 0,190 dual fixed L Info
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G d2x R beta 2019 -0,92 0,190 dual fixed L Info
Samsung galaxy S6 zerofltexx Q / U 2015 -0,90 0,382 mix fixed L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S8+ dream2lte Pie / beta 2017 -0,87 0,260 mix fixed L /e/ + Easy installer
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge hero2lte Nougat / stable 2016 -0,87 0,264 mix fixed L /e/ + Easy installer
Samsung Galaxy S8 dreamlte Q / stable 2017 -0,87 0,315 mix fixed L /e/ + Easy installer
Samsung Galaxy S9+ star2lte Oreo / stable 2018 -0,86 0,294 mixed fixed L /e/ + Easy installer
Samsung Galaxy note 4 treltexx Nougat / beta 2014 -0,86 0,315 mixed fixed L /e/
BQ Aquaris X Pro bardockpro R / beta 2017 -0,85 0,298 dual sim fixed L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S9 starlte Oreo / stable 2018 -0,85 0,326 mixed fixed L /e/ + Easy installer
Samsung galaxy S6 Edge zeroltexx Q / U 2015 -0,84 0,334 mixed fixed L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S4 Activ jactivelte R / beta 2013 -0,84 0.26 single easy L /e/
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) a5xelte Q / beta 2015 -0,82 0,286 mixed fixed L /e/
Oneplus One bacon Nougat / beta 2014 -0,81 0,290 single fixed L /e/
LG G3 D850 d850 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
LG G3 D851 d851 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
LG G3 D852 d852 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
LG G3 D855 d855 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
LG G3 F400 f400 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
LG G3 LS990 ls990 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
LG G3 VS985 vs985 R / beta 2014 -0,76 0,291 mixed easy L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 jfltexx Nougat minimal 2013 -0,53 0.28 single easy L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini GT-I19190 serranoltexx Nougat / beta 2013 -0,49 0.30 single easy L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S4 Value jfvelte R / beta 2014 ------- 0.30 dual easy L /e/
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini GT-I19192 serranodsdd R / beta 2014 ------- 0.33 dual easy L /e/

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 + Samsung J5

I found notes about Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 with SAR levels between 0,19 and 0,25, but this was not confirmed by connect + Samsung J5 only the model of 2017 has SAR 0,35, but there is no /e/ build for it.


I used the SAR tool of EMF-Institut Dr. Nießen - “Electromagnetic Compatibility Institute for the Environment”, which uses the connect pdf lists.
SAR-Tool - sorry again in German, but I think it is self-explaining. You can also use this tool to check the Radiation Values of your phone.

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i like this idea; i think it makes sense to cater to specific niche markets, like people who like smaller phones, people who want low radiation phones etc. I propose that for each of these niches a person with expertise about it, like @kultex , can write a blog post, and then list which devices currently support /e/.

I can do this - I watch the market, because quite a lot of friends ask me before they buy a phone…
The question is where - I think, it should bbe here:
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/wiki/en/wikis/devices-list

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Dear @kultex, we’d like to ask you to post a blog about this topic here:
https://community.e.foundation/c/e-foundation-community/e-in-the-news-blogs
this also has the benefit that it can be updated, and that people can respond!
i would recommend that you post a link to the blog here, in the “Supported devices category”, so that people can easily find it. We can also place that link in the devices overview you mentioned.
Rik

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