Huawei P20 Pro delisted on 3DMark over benchmark cheating controversy

Reporting on how several recent Huawei phones have gamed the performance testing systems has led to UL Benchmarks to blacklist those devices.

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Apple might be in trouble with US government agencies for iPhone performance throttling

The iPhone throttling scandal is far from over, as Apple still needs to answer questions from the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Google Play changes aim to take Android app security and performance to the next level

Android app security and performance will be a big focus for Google over the next couple of years, as proven by recently announced Play Store policy revisions.

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It’s not a bug, it’s a feature: Apple defends performance reductions on old iPhones

Apple has quickly reacted to iPhone slowdown accusations, admitting it intentionally put a cap on the 6, 6s, SE and 7 performance to "prolong their life."

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ASUS ZenFone 4 benchmark hints at split mid-range Snapdragon chipsets

On base spec, the Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660 run near-identical to each other. Thing is, the ZenFone 4 was only initially tagged with one.

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Best network in the US, T-Mobile, suffers intermittent overnight outages

T-Mobile has won another cluster of accolades, this time from a firm analyzing applications optimization called Twin Prime. It’s a shame this report’s coming off of a rather rough period for the Un-carrier’s network, suffering its third overnight outage in just as many weeks.Twin Prime compared the four major US networks on their ...

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With RAM tweak, OnePlus 3 performance neck and neck with Galaxy S7 edge

The OnePlus 3 was put on a leash with its six hearty gigabytes memorizing fewer apps than it was capable of in an effort to be power-efficient. As a result, we learned that it wasn’t as fast as it could be loading and keeping open apps and games when compared to the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. XDA dug in to figure ...

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These are the features that every good smartphone needs

Smartphones are made up of a whole bunch of pieces put together like the best Tetris game ever. Sometimes an OEM will cut a corner or two to drive down costs, or make a design element more feasible. Often, that results in a phone that is less-than-perfect in one or more area. But which area? That’s the great question.Since we’re all – reader and editor alike – firmly embedded in mobile, we’re probably a good crowd to ask. The answer is quite subjective, but who better to poll than us? So I asked our editors and then I’ll as you, what are the features ...

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