After Getting Caught Cheating Benchmark Scores Huawei Will Let Users Access Performance Mode
The trick was discovered by AnandTech, who noticed that the newly released Honor Play performed worse than the P20 Pro on certain tests, although both had the same processor – the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Huawei’s own Kirin 970. By investigating the differences, AnandTech found that when certain benchmark applications are run, the processor goes into an operating mode that increases the power consumption, but allows for more performance....