OnePlus found to again manipulate benchmarks to maximize scores, this time with OnePlus 5; firm claims benchmark apps “run in a state similar to daily usage”
this time on the OnePlus 5 Mark Wilson / BetaNews : OnePlus 5 cheats in benchmarks for a performance boost Tech2 : By tampering with review units, OnePlus is disrespecting its customers: Here's how it got caught Rohan Naravane / Android Beat : OnePlus 5 Shamelessly Cheats in Benchmarks, Just Like The OnePlus 3T Brian Reigh / Android Authority : OnePlus 5 reportedly manipulates benchmarks in order to get higher scores Fionna Agomuoh / International Business Times : OnePlus 5 Release Date Tainted By Benchmark Cheating? Rich Woods / Neowin : According to a report, the OnePlus 5 cheats on benchmarks Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : OnePlus accused of benchmark cheating — again Gizmo Times : OnePlus 5 review units found to be cheating on benchmarks Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : OnePlus 5 unveiled with Snapdragon 835, 16MP dual-camera, 8GB RAM model $539, 6GB RAM model $479, on sale online June 27, available in select popup stores today Tweets: XDA Developers / @xdadevelopers : Do NOT trust OnePlus 5 benchmarks in reviews - The story of how OnePlus cheated http://www.xda-developers.com/ ... http://twitter.com/... Lamarr Wilson / @lamarrwilson : If that last tweet is true, & I trust XDA, every reviewer on TV, paper, and Internet has a responsibility to update. http://www.xda-developers.com/ ...