A tech website that ran tests on the Note 3 says stat boosters may
have been at work, making the 
smartphone perform up to 20% better than
normal when running benchmark applications. Ars Technica reported
that the CPU used in the U.S. version of the Galaxy Note 3 treats a
benchmarking app differently from a normal app, triggering the phone’s
chipset to run at a faster-than-normal speed under test runs.
A Samsung spokesman didn’t immediately have a comment on the Ars Technica report.
This isn’t the first time Samsung’s products have been scrutinized in independent tests by tech websites. Earlier this year, Samsung said it didn’t intentionally alter test conditions for the Galaxy S4 to boost benchmark stats. But it posted a brief statement explaining that the smartphone’s performance levels are throttled depending on how the phone is being used, such as for gaming apps, which analysts said would be done to preserve battery life and protect chips from overheating.
While consumers in general wouldn’t normally refer to these benchmarks in buying a phone, they can be used by experts as a reference in making detailed comparisons of the actual performance of different smartphone models.
Samsung has been launching new smartphones and tablets like clockwork as it keeps up its fierce competition with Apple Inc. This year, it also introduced a smartwatch in tandem with the Note 3
smartphone perform up to 20% better than
normal when running benchmark applications. Ars Technica reported
that the CPU used in the U.S. version of the Galaxy Note 3 treats a
benchmarking app differently from a normal app, triggering the phone’s
chipset to run at a faster-than-normal speed under test runs. A Samsung spokesman didn’t immediately have a comment on the Ars Technica report.
This isn’t the first time Samsung’s products have been scrutinized in independent tests by tech websites. Earlier this year, Samsung said it didn’t intentionally alter test conditions for the Galaxy S4 to boost benchmark stats. But it posted a brief statement explaining that the smartphone’s performance levels are throttled depending on how the phone is being used, such as for gaming apps, which analysts said would be done to preserve battery life and protect chips from overheating.
While consumers in general wouldn’t normally refer to these benchmarks in buying a phone, they can be used by experts as a reference in making detailed comparisons of the actual performance of different smartphone models.
Samsung has been launching new smartphones and tablets like clockwork as it keeps up its fierce competition with Apple Inc. This year, it also introduced a smartwatch in tandem with the Note 3
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