Modern ultra-premium smartphones, including advanced foldable devices that reach prices around $2,000, showcase state-of-the-art designs and sophisticated hardware. However, their radiation safety assessments may still be anchored to frameworks established nearly three decades ago.
According to a report by the Washington Examiner, safety testing protocols for current high-end handsets continue to rely on regulatory standards developed in 1996. Critics and observers have questioned whether these legacy benchmarks accurately account for the way consumers carry, hold, and interact with modern multi-antenna devices.
Today's smartphones integrate complex form factors and modern connectivity that are vastly different from the mobile phones available in the mid-1990s. While these devices pass existing regulatory checks, the reliance on decades-old science has sparked renewed conversations about whether testing methods should be modernized.
For full details and further context, please check the original report at the Washington Examiner.
