Samsung has once again been caught manipulating benchmark software scores. Following a similar incident earlier this year with the Galaxy S4, Ars Technica discovered that Samsung was once again boosting performance when the Galaxy Note 3 detected that benchmarking software was running. The South Korean company has once again defended its practices and denied any wrongdoing. It provided the following […]
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Samsung manipulating Galaxy Note 3 benchmarks
Samsung was caught this summer manipulating some Galaxy S4 benchmark results by boosting processor clock speeds in certain situations. Samsung professed its innocence, explaining that it adjusted clock speeds in certain “apps that may cause an overload.” It now appears that Samsung is at it again, this time with the Galaxy Note 3. After a detailed investigation, Ars Technica has […]
Samsung responds to Galaxy S4 benchmark manipulation accusations
A report yesterday found that Samsung was manipulating Galaxy S4 benchmark results when it detected that certain apps, namely benchmarks, were running. When these were found to be active, the faster ARM Cortex A15 CPU cluster was activated and the GPU’s clock speed was increased from the usual 480MHz to 533MHz. AnandTech found that such practices could boost scores by […]
Samsung caught inflating Galaxy S4 benchmarks
Device benchmarks may not mean much in the real world but they are a useful tool to compare the raw performance of different devices. But a new report suggests that they may be even less representative of what we can expect in terms of real-life performance than originally believed. AnandTech decided to take a closer look at a claim that […]
Did the Samsung Galaxy S IV just get benchmarked?
Whether the Samsung Galaxy S IV is announced at MWC 2013 or somewhat later, it’s likely that Samsung is now wrapping up the development cycle for its next flagship smartphone. The expectation is that it will bear model number GT-I9500 as its predecessors (the number 4 is considered unlucky in many Asian countries including Korea although a GT-I9400 has also […]
1080p display LG E940 for AT&T surfaces on benchmark website
Remember LG’s rumoured 1080p HD F240K smartphone that surfaced last month. It now appears that a variant may be headed to North American shores as well. The LG E940 has been spotted on the GLBenchmark website. As usual, little is revealed but there are the usual few details that can be gleaned. Among them is the parameter, android.os.Build.PRODUCT, which reads […]
Entry-level ASUS ME172V tablet gets benchmarked?
What appears to be an entry-level ASUS tablet has been spotted on the GLBenchmark website. Identified as the ME172V, only a few details about the device are revealed. It looks to be powered by a 1GHz processor with a Mali-400 MP GPU and Android 4.1.1. It will come with a display (likely 7-inch) with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. To […]
Samsung GT-I9525 caught on NenaMark benchmark website
Another day and another Samsung smartphone surfaces on the NenaMark benchmarking website. After yesterday’s appearance by the Samsung GT-I9400, it’s the turn of the Samsung GT-I9525 to reveal a few details. The NenaMark entry reveals that the Samsung GT-I9525 will be powered by a 1.8GHz processor with Mali-400 MP GPU and Android 5.0. It will also sport a WXGA (1280×800) […]