Yesterday, we learned that Samsung has once again lied to consumers by cheating their way into getting better benchmarks on their devices. However, as AnandTech has found in the course of their long track record of excellent product reviews, is that the problem extends far beyond just Samsung.
With the exception of Apple and Motorola, literally every single OEM we’ve worked with ships (or has shipped) at least one device that runs this silly CPU optimization. It’s possible that older Motorola devices might’ve done the same thing, but none of the newer devices we have on hand exhibited the behavior. It’s a systemic problem that seems to have surfaced over the last two years, and one that extends far beyond Samsung.
They’ve illustrated their data in chart form, seen below:
It is notable that Samsung does appear to be cheating more frequently – and with more depth – than other hardware companies. Even so, it’s disappointing to see this sort of sleazy becoming a trend among top consumer electronics companies. It makes me ashamed to wear the label of “nerd.”
Scumbags.
