14 DAY TRIAL // Recently, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung was found to have included CPU boosters inside its Galaxy Note 3 smartphone to increase benchmarking test results, but it appears that it is not the only company doing so.
In fact, a recent article on Anandtech explains that almost all handset vendors out there are using software tweaks to ensure that their smartphones show better performance than what they can actually deliver.
Back in July, CPU boosters were found on Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone, triggered by the launch of benchmarking applications. However, the company claimed that these boosters would actually kick in every time a resource-hungry app was launched.
The same boosters were found on Galaxy Note 3 a few days ago, specifically destined to increase the performance when benchmarking apps were detected.
However, it seems that these are only two of the smartphones that can have their performance capabilities increased when it comes to testing.
A table published on Anandtech shows that ASUS, HTC, and LG also tweaked their devices to deliver better test scores.
ASUS Padfone Infinity was found to cheat in AnTuTu and Vellamo, HTC One and HTC One mini in 3DMmark, AnTuTu, GFXBench 2.7, and Vellamo, while LG G2 is said to be cheating in AnTuTu and Vellamo as well.
Interestingly enough, Motorola appears to have not performed software tweaks on its Moto RAZR i and Moto X devices, while Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 are also said to be cheats-free.
Apparently, different devices display different kinds of tweaks for boosting performance in benchmarks, though Samsung’s handsets and tablets appear to be the ones performing the most extensive cheats.
Those who would like to learn more on the specific tests performed on said devices to determine the boost in performance they receive when benchmarked should head over to the aforementioned Anantech report.
What remains to be seen moving forth is whether companies will decide to remove these tweaks from upcoming products, though chances are that they won’t. However, there are vendors that don’t cheat in tests, and they are expected to continue doing so.