Oh, come on, sleep and hibernation are the "shut down" of a laptop nowadays, you close the lid and shove it into the bag. Its just as absurd as saying you cant put the phone in your pocket unless you fully turn it off.
Amusing to see all the armchair experts denying this. Now take your iPhone, start the Settings app, go to General/Legal & Regulatory/RF exposure and read the text.
You’re not supposed to keep your phone directly against your skin.
there is truth to this. This is the scientist who's responsible for getting smoking banned from planes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwyDCHf5iCY -- this obviously hasn't gotten airtime because it's not good for the entire phone industry and supply chain