A new study commissioned by Penumbra Brands finds that radiation emanating from the iPhone 11 Pro is at a level thought to be dangerous to consumers.
Specifically, results tabulated by RF Exposure Lab reveal that radiation from the iPhone 11 Pro is more than twice the FCC’s existing safety limit.
“Cellphone users should be concerned about exposure to RF radiation,” Penumbra Brands CTO Ryan McCaughey said in a press release. “The testing shows the iPhone 11 Pro potentially exposes people to more than double what the FCC has deemed safe.”
The tests were performed with an iPhone 11 Pro located approximately 5mm away from a mannequin, with RF Exposure Lab noting that the radiation exposure could be even more pronounced if a phone is located in a user’s pocket.
The company’s website reads in part:
Alara-enabled cases are embedded with proprietary technology which automatically couples with the mobile devices internal antennas, redirecting radiation away from the user, thereby reducing exposure to cell phone radiation without degrading the phone’s signal. Results from tests in FCC-certified labs show that alara technology… reduces exposure by up to 67% versus an unprotected device.
Penumbra Brands challenges the FCC report to the extent that its own testing used off-the-shelf iPhone models whereas the FCC’s testing used iPhones supplied by Apple. It seems beyond the realm of comprehension, however, that Apple would slyly provide the FCC with some sort of tweaked iPhone model in an effort to skew the test results. And yet, that seems to be what Penumbra Brands is implying.
“In the recent FCC tests, the iPhone XS model that wasn’t supplied by Apple reveals the testing flaws—radiation is 28 times higher than the agency’s original report,” McCaughey said. “That discrepancy should have been cause for alarm at the FCC, but they didn’t even comment on it. Consumers should develop cellphone use habits to protect themselves from over exposure.”