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    Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Part II: Galaxy Fold & S10 5G 

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    Continuing our coverage of this week's Galaxy Unpacked event, here are two additional smartphones that may or may not be coming your way this year...



    Galaxy Fold
    Main display: 7.3 inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED (4.2:3)
    Cover display: 4.6″ HD+ Super AMOLED (21:9)
    Triple rear cameras: telephoto, wide, ultra-wide
    Dual cover camera: selfie cam + depth sensor
    Unnamed 7nm 64-bit Octa-core processor
    12 GB RAM / 512 GB storage (no microSD)
    4380 mAh from two batteries
    Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
    One UI running on Android 9 Pie
    Price: $1980 USD
    Availability: Q2 2019

    Sources: Samsung, XDA



    Galaxy S10 5G
    6.7 inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED display
    Quadruple rear cameras - telephoto, wide, ultra-wide + depth sensor
    Snapdragon 855 processor with X50 5G modem
    8 GB RAM / 256 GB storage (no microSD)
    4500 mAh battery
    Unknown biometric login
    Android 9 Pie
    Price: unknown
    Availability: Summer of 2019 in Europe, other markets to follow?

    Sources: Android Police, Samsung

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    Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, February 21st, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    The headphone jack lives!

    Rejoice: The Galaxy S10's Bixby button can be remapped out of the box

    How the Samsung Galaxy S10 measures up against the iPhone XS and the Pixel 3

    Samsung Galaxy S10E vs. iPhone XR: two budget flagships compared

    Here’s Canadian carrier pricing for Samsung’s Galaxy S10 series

    From The Forums:

    Activate Smartphone With A Basic Phone Card

    3G CDMA Phones (non-smartphones) still can be activated on Verizon's MVNOs

    Sim card

    Pre-orders for Galaxy S10 series start tonight

    Upgrade Plan on Out of Province Plans?

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    Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Part I: The S10 Family 

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    Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked Event just wrapped up and there's a lot to (dammit) unpack. To be honest I'm a little overwhelmed by everything that was announced, so I'm going to break this down into a more manageable three parts.

    First, here's the Galaxy S10 family:

    Galaxy S10e
    5.8 inch 2280 x 1080 AMOLED display (19:9)
    Dual rear cameras - fast, ultra-wide
    Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9820 processor
    6 or 8 GB RAM / 128 or 256 GB storage with microSD
    3100 mAh battery
    Side-mounted fingerprint sensor / facial recognition
    One UI 1.1 running on Android 9 Pie
    Colours: Flamingo Pink, Prism Black, Prism Blue, Prism White, Prism Green
    Price: from $750 USD

    Galaxy S10
    6.1 inch 3040 x 1440 AMOLED display (19:9)
    triple rear cameras - fast, telephoto, ultra-wide
    Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9820 processor
    8 GB RAM / 128 or 512 GB storage with microSD
    3400 mAh battery
    Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor / facial recognition
    One UI 1.1 running on Android 9 Pie
    Colours: Flamingo Pink, Prism Black, Prism Blue, Prism White, Prism Green
    Price: from $900 USD

    Galaxy S10+
    6.7 inch 3040 x 1440 AMOLED display (19:9)
    triple rear cameras - fast, telephoto, ultra-wide
    Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9820 processor
    8 or 12 GB RAM / 128, 512 GB or 1 TB storage with microSD
    4100 mAh battery
    Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor / facial recognition
    One UI 1.1 running on Android 9 Pie
    Colours: Flamingo Pink, Prism Black, Prism Blue, Prism White, Prism Green
    Price: from $1000 USD

    Sources: Android Central, Samsung

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    Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    Samsung will release a weird 'Emotional LED' case for the Galaxy S10

    Samsung's foldable smartphone will be released as Galaxy Fold

    The Xiaomi Mi 9 launches with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 48MP camera, up to 12GB RAM, In-display Fingerprint Scanner, and more

    CRTC to Release Report on Misleading or Aggressive Telecom Sales Practices on Feb. 20

    AT&T is already trying to sweep its 5G E lies under the rug

    From The Forums:

    Recommendations on a used flagship phone with removable battery?

    AT&T is already trying to sweep its 5G E lies under the rug

    Does AT&T Prepaid have Carrier Aggregation?

    Need help with Red Pocket on ATT. Not receiving MMS but I can send MMS. Any ideas?

    Missed call notification : Tracfone (over Verizon) with Samsung Galaxy J7

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    On the Eve of New Hardware, Here's Samsung's New Software 

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    Published on 02-19-2019 03:25 PM
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    With The Galaxy S10 set to be officially unveiled tomorrow at Mobile World Congress, Dieter Bohn has posted a pretty great feature (and accompanying video, above) to The Verge, all about Samsung's new software experience.

    He begins by rejecting the antiquated notion of "stock Android", an opinion I've come to share ever since the Google Now showed up on the home screen of my Nexus 4:

    Nowadays, “pure” Android does much less than it used to. The basic Android Open Source Project (AOSP) version of it is not something you’d really want to use on its own anymore — too many important pieces have been pulled out of open source and are now distributed by either Google or the manufacturer instead.

    So to talk about “pure” Android and “skins” is sort of to miss the point. Most phones built on Android have custom software that goes way deeper than the skin, whether they’re made by Samsung, by Xiaomi or — yes — even by Google.
    Preach, brother!

    Then it's on to the main event, Samsung's new One UI. The link below and video above are definitely worth a look, but if you've the time nor inclination for neither it's basically an original take on Apple's reachability for iOS, with the inevitable Samsung caveats: slow software upgrades, extra Samsung apps, and least appealing of all, needless third-party crap that your carrier will dump in there before selling you a Samsung-branded device.

    More on the Galaxy S10 family after it's MWC début tomorrow...

    Source: The Verge

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    Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    Ad code 'slows down' browsing speeds

    Google revises proposed Chrome ad blocker changes after public outcry and legal threats

    Apple Watch ECG will roll out to more countries over the course of 2019

    Huawei cloning Apple parts, rewarding employees for tech theft

    Huawei’s P30 flagship will launch on March 26th

    From The Forums:

    Please advise, where to buy refill airtime, thank you !

    FreedomPop- Sim phone # unknown?

    Carrier name changed

    Cricket Android Devices Unlocking Methods

    Galaxy S10

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    Nubia Alpha: The Right Idea Done Wrong 

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    Shenzhen-based Nubia Technology is, according to Tom's Guide, set to make their new smartwatch, the Nubia-α, official at 6:00pm local time on Monday, February 25th at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

    The good news: its flexible display is perfectly suited for a wristwatch.
    The bad news: baby's got some serious love handles over here.

    I'm only guessing but I'd be willing to bet that the evolution of its design went something like this: When it was decided that this thing would run a modified version of Android it became necessary to stick an enormous battery behind the screen. Someone said: "Hey, I bet we can hide that battery a bit by sticking a camera onto it", then someone else added: "Ooh, and if we put a SIM card slot in it the user could make video calls". And so the changes were made, without ever consulting the display team so that they could maybe, you know, make the screen a little wider?

    Check out this Mr. Mobile video to see how little the Alpha's design has changed since its first appearance behind glass at IFA last fall:



    If you're a wearable tech enthusiast like me, be thankful that your current smartwatch doesn't look anything like this.

    Source: Tom's Guide

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    Your Morning Briefing for Friday, February 15th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    North drops the price of its Focals smart glasses by nearly half

    North Focals smart glasses now start at $799 CAD

    Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds names confirmed

    The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is a dizzying deal for regulators

    Insurance Giant Allstate Buys Independent Phone Repair Company, Joins Right to Repair Movement

    From The Forums:

    What keeps you with Verizon? Is it simply the coverage?

    S7 Edge w/att firmware no VOLTE even though supposedly enabled on account

    $10 2GB Data Plan

    Samsung Sky Videos

    Issues with the iphone 7 battery

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    Why NFC is NBD in Asia 

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    (Spoiler alert above...)

    Redditors on r/Android seem to be collectively freaking out over an Android Authority observation that NFC support is waning on devices from certain brands—specifically Alcatel, LG, Oppo and Xiaomi. As someone who boycotted the OnePlus 2 over its lack of NFC but also trialed LINE Pay while in Taiwan last month I can absolutely understand why.

    Two words: QR codes.

    Alipay (which I'm expecting to be crowned the new king of mobile payments any minute now) relies on QR codes, as does WeChat Pay and LINE Pay. My personal experience in Taiwan was that smaller vendors who would otherwise only accept cash were usually set up for LINE Pay as well, since LINE is the island nation's most popular messaging platform.

    Are QR codes less secure than NFC? Probably—although LINE Pay at least generates a one-time code per transaction that's only valid for five minutes. But I'm of the opinion that on-device security takes a back seat to your credit card company, who should be on the hook to cover you for any fraudulent charges to your account, whether made through a mobile app or otherwise.

    My big test for LINE Pay will come this April when I try it out in its home market, the notoriously credit-card-averse country of Japan. I'll have to get back to you on how that goes...

    Source: Android Authority via reddit

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    Your Morning Briefing for Thursday, February 14th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    Google Canada offering buy one, get one 50 percent off on Pixel 3 and 3 XL

    Report: Wear OS makes up less than 12% of smartwatch sales in the US

    Galaxy S6 continues to get security updates, almost four years later

    This could be the LG G8 ThinQ smartphone

    WWDC 2019 Dates Confirmed: June 3-7 in San Jose

    From The Forums:

    T-Mobile's Legere: We Are the Un-Cable, Too

    S9 Pie update is out!!

    Any chance of HD voice with other carriers?

    iPhone XS consistently slower than Pixel 3

    TracFone Annual Report Subscribers Down, Revenue Up

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    Grading Android Upgrades - Pie Edition 

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    Almost a year ago I reblogged a feature from Computerworld that graded smartphone OEMs on how fast they updated their top tier hardware to the latest version of Android. Back then it was 8.0 Oreo; let's see how the usual suspects fared with late 2018's Android 9.0 Pie:

    Google: A (same as last year)
    Current flagship upgraded in 0 days (60/60 points)
    Previous flagship upgraded in 0 days (30/30 points)
    Excellent communication (10/10 points)

    OnePlus: C (up from a 'D' last year)
    Current flagship upgraded in 47 days (53/60 points)
    Previous flagship upgraded in 142 days (21/30 points)
    Poor communication (0/10 points)

    Samsung: F (same as last year)
    Current flagship upgraded in 177 days (37/60 points)
    Still waiting for upgrade to previous flagship (0/30 points)
    Poor communication (0/10 points)

    Motorola: F (same as last year)
    Still waiting for upgrade to current flagship (0/60 points)
    Still waiting for upgrade to previous flagship (0/30 points)
    Poor communication (3/10 points)

    LG: F (same as last year)
    Still waiting for upgrade to current flagship (0/60 points)
    Still waiting for upgrade to previous flagship (0/30 points)
    Poor communication (0/10 points)

    Keep in mind that these scores do not reflect critical security updates, but entire OS upgrades to the latest and greatest version of Android. If that's important to you, stick with a Pixel—or to a lesser extent, OnePlus.

    Source: Computerworld

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    Your Morning Briefing for Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    You can reserve your Galaxy S10 or S10+ now and save up to $600

    Xiaomi will announce the Mi 9 on the same day as the Samsung Galaxy S10

    Amazfit Bip 2 revealed thanks to new leaks

    T-Mobile’s merger pitch to Congress is about China beating America on 5G

    Trudeau Silent on Huawei Controversies Ahead of Meeting with Telus Execs

    From The Forums:

    Does AT&T Still block VoLTE and wifi calling on unlocked Android devices?

    Cheapest plan just for Uber?

    Tracfone BYOD IPHONE 6s data issues

    2 years ago today, Verizon announced it was bringing UDP back

    No voicemail notification

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    Spotify and Ad-Blockers: What You Need to Know 

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    What, this confusing banner graphic from a random foreign-language YouTube video doesn't make things abundantly clear for you? Fine... It seems that the music streaming service Spotify updated its Terms of Service recently, and eagle-eyed tech bloggers noticed this clause:

    The following is not permitted for any reason whatsoever:

    10. Circumventing or blocking advertisements in the Spotify Service, or creating or distributing tools designed to block advertisements in the Spotify Service.
    Unfortunately the headlines that resulted—like The Verge's "Spotify bans ad blockers in updated Terms of Service"—are more than a little misleading. Over the weekend I watched as a bunch of confused redditors tried to figure this out in a thread on r/Android.

    Eventually they did, and it boils down to this: Spotify's warning is meant for users running modded APKs that filter out audio ads from the free version of their service. if you're running Spotify on a device with a system-wide ad-blocker like AdAway or Blockada, you almost certainly have nothing to worry about.

    You can Google "hacked Spotify apk" if you like to get an idea of what's out there, just don't bother downloading anything from the results—or your free account might be terminated, remember?

    As a paying subscriber I honestly have no idea if there are visual ads in the app; if there were then sure, AdAway would probably block them, thereby violating the ToS. But then again, I can't imagine Spotify being impacted by this, as someone streaming music through their phone isn't likely to be staring at the album art for any significant length of time.

    Sources: Spotify, The Verge via r/Android

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    Your Morning Briefing for Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    2019 iPhone reported to stick to Lightning port and same 5W USB-A charger in box

    Google and Apple under fire for hosting Saudi app for tracking women

    Nokia 9 specifications revealed through Android Enterprise Recommended Catalog

    What to expect from Mobile World Congress 2019

    Enough of the 5G Hype

    From The Forums:

    change phone # on TF

    Android Pie for Galaxy S9/S9+ is now rolling out on T-Mobile

    Is this a record ?

    Anything I can do with old Hotspots?

    Which Total Wireless Phones are Unlocked?

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    Feb 13: National Break Up With Your Carrier Day is Back for Verizon customers 

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    Dear Verizon victims who lurk these parts: Your friends here on HoFo have told you... for what 4 years now... that Verizon is for old ladies who pay too much for flip phones and pay for groceries with checks...kidding.... We get it and understand the pain/embarrassment.



    Chin up to those of you currently disenfranchised with the Big Red death grip and currently on the fence to switch to Magenta! Word on the street from sources familiar with the matter claim that T-Mobile wants to focus on National Break Up With Your Carrier Day on February 13th.

    The Uncarrier decided to offer Verizon customers a bit more flexibility as part of its #GetOutOfTheRed campaign which gives a $650 in existing equipment installment plan balances per line using your existing compatible smartphone.

    A few new models will be supported starting February 13th. Here’s the full list with the new models in bold:

    • iPhone SE
    • iPhone 6s
    • iPhone 6s Plus
    • iPhone 7
    • iPhone 7 Plus
    • iPhone 8
    • iPhone 8 Plus
    • iPhone X
    • iPhone XR
    • iPhone XS
    • iPhone XS Max
    • Pixel
    • Pixel XL
    • Pixel 2
    • Pixel 2 XL
    • Pixel 3
    • Pixel 3 XL
    • Galaxy S8
    • Galaxy S8+
    • Galaxy Note 8
    • Galaxy S9
    • Galaxy S9+


    Don't have Verizon but still pining to switch to Magenta? Well there still is the $650 in EIP coverage with Carrier Freedom program that you could use but that requires that you turn in your old phone and purchase a new one.

    https://pocketnow.com/t-mobile-expan...izon-swtiching
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    Canada's Mobile Disconnect 

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    Statista is back with yet another infographic about smartphones around the world—or in this particular case, the lack thereof. Here's what you need to know about what they're calling The Mobile Disconnect:

    Pew Research conducted an analysis of smartphone ownership rates in several countries in 2018, finding that they vary considerably, even across advanced economies.

    Thirteen percent of their U.S. respondents owned a basic mobile phone while only six percent did not own any handset at all. Surprisingly, it's a very different story north of the border with a quarter of Canadians saying they did not have any mobile phone.
    The infographic shows that a full thirty-four percent of Canadians didn't own a smartphone in 2018. You might not think that's so bad—Japan has the same percentage, and they're a fairly tech-savvy nation, right?

    Right, and that's why you need to look specifically at the numbers for "mobile but not smartphone" (green) versus "no mobile at all" (blue-green). Remember that Japan was already enjoying the world's first successful mobile Internet at the dawn of this century, and with fast data speeds, mobile payments and the like, even their dumb phones are pretty damn smart.

    As for Canada, well... in terms of mobile penetration we're doing slightly better than Indonesia. So, yay for us?

    Source: Statista via Alan Cross

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    Your Morning Briefing for Monday, February 11th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Review – Proof That Xiaomi Can Do Premium, Too

    Nokia 3.1 Plus for Cricket review: Returning to US carriers with a decent budget option

    Bell, Rogers and TELUS to Raise Prices of 10GB/$60 Plans

    How did Apple’s AirPods go from mockery to millennial status symbol?

    Fossil Sport review: Finally, a great Wear OS watch

    From The Forums:

    G6 Plus VZW prepaid.

    At&t Moto Z2 Force for $130.00

    Combine/merge glitch

    Problems checking voice mail on my TracFone from a landline

    Freedompop account suspended

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    Air Canada is Spying on You 

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    Ditto for Abercrombie & Fitch, Hotels.com and Singapore Airlines. All of these apps—on both Android and iOS as far as I can tell—use a customer experience analytics firm called Glassbox. Here's how they themselves describe their own tech:

    Imagine if your website or mobile app could see exactly what your customers do in real time, and why they did it? This is no longer a hypothetical question, but a real possibility. This is Glassbox.
    The obvious security risk here is that each of the apps in question holds sensitive user information, not only email and physical addresses but credit card numbers as well. Glassbox gives app developers tools to mask this data (quite literally, with black boxes) but guess what? They don't always work. Check out this screencast from The App Analyst:



    Since the story broke, Air Canada reached out to TechCrunch with this official statement:

    “Air Canada uses customer provided information to ensure we can support their travel needs and to ensure we can resolve any issues that may affect their trips [...] This includes user information entered in, and collected on, the Air Canada mobile app. However, Air Canada does not—and cannot—capture phone screens outside of the Air Canada app.”
    Way to miss the point there, AC.

    Apple too, has responded to the situation, threatening immediate action for any app recording screens without explicit user consent. Nothing from Google yet...

    Sources: TechCrunch (1) (2) via The App Analyst

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    Your Morning Briefing for Friday, February 8th, 2019 

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    From The Web:

    Motorola launches Moto G7 smartphone family for $199 and up

    Indian smartphone market shows highest global growth, with Xiaomi in top spot

    Apple releasing iOS 12.1.4 to fix FaceTime eavesdropping bug later today

    Telus to Increase Price of $60/10GB Promo Plan by $10 Starting in April

    Sprint is suing AT&T over ‘5G E’ lies

    From The Forums:

    MVNO Throttling

    Att prepaid refill

    When CDMA shuts down, will CDMA roaming go with it immediately?

    Calling an AT&T prepaid phone in Mexico from US?

    Changing 5 line 5mb plan to 5 llne unlimited ?

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    Smartphones and SAR in 2019 

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    Statista has published a pair of infographics ranking late model smartphones based on how much radiation they emit. The means for quantifying this is what's called the specific absorption rate, or SAR, measured in watts per kilogram.

    The data was gathered from the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection; according to them anything below 0.6 watts per kilogram can be considered safe.



    If you're viewing this on your phone here's the list in text form, in descending order from the highest SAR:

    Xiaomi Mi A1 - 1.75 watts per kilogram
    OnePlus 5T - 1.68
    Xiaomi Mi Max 3 - 1.58
    OnePlus 6T - 1.55
    HTC U12 life - 1.48
    Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 - 1.45
    Google Pixel 3 XL - 1.39
    OnePlus 5 - 1.39
    iPhone 7 - 1.38
    Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact - 1.36
    HTC Desire 12 / 12+ - 1.34
    Google Pixel 3 - 1.33
    OnePlus 6 - 1.33
    iPhone 8 - 1.32
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 - 1.29
    ZTE Axon 7 mini - 1.29

    Chinese brands are among the worst emitters here but surprisingly, the latest Pixels—plus a pair of late-model iPhones—also make the list.



    And here are the phones with the lowest SAR, rearranged to match the order of the previous list:

    ZTE Blade V9 - 0.32 watts per kilogram
    Samsung Galaxy J4+ - 0.32
    Samsung Galaxy S8 - 0.32
    Samsung Galaxy J6+ - 0.31
    ZTE Blade A610 - 0.31
    Motorola Moto G5 Plus - 0.30
    Motorola Moto Z - 0.30
    Samsung Galaxy S9+ - 0.29
    HTC U11 life - 0.28
    LG Q6 / Q6+ - 0.28
    Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - 0.26
    Samsung Galaxy S8+ - 0.26
    LG G7 - 0.24
    Samsung Galaxy A8 - 0.24
    Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - 0.17
    ZTE Axon Elite - 0.17


    It makes sense to see legacy OEMs like LG, Moto and Samsung here, as all of them were making mobiles back when they were primarily used for making phone calls.

    Keep in mind too, that exposure to radiation during calls can be minimized with a decent headset.

    Source: Statista (1) (2)

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