OnePlus 5 caught cheating on multi-core benchmarks

21 June 2017
The way it cheats is similar but not quite the same as the OnePlus 3 before it.

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Stop spreading BS, this isn't cheating at all. If you want to test how fast the Ferrari is, use full acceleration. GB and other apps are the ones that should be fixed.

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    • Luxor
    • RIE
    • 21 Jun 2017

    Cheating is ok, only if you are Oneplus. If this was Samsung the bashing would go way beyond this. Hahaha. I have to say, at this point XZP seems like a better choice than Oneplus 5. I dont want to own a phone from cheating company that make your phone heats up to 50° C!

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      • myname-is-trump
      • N7Z
      • 21 Jun 2017

      myname-is-trump, 21 Jun 2017xda is a us website paid by microsoft and apple and samsung... morebecause op5 is a real flagship killer !

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        • myname-is-trump
        • N7Z
        • 21 Jun 2017

        xda is a us website paid by microsoft and apple and samsung ... don't believe them. they are jealous. it's normal to hit the maximum core speed at benchmarcking . so wtf is the problem ???

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          • Markobarko
          • 3pv
          • 21 Jun 2017

          AnonD-672407, 21 Jun 2017*buyNo no chance with:
          - huge bezels
          - worse photos than s8, G. pixel
          - smaller batter endurance than s8
          + 85€ cheaper than s8
          + faster battery charging

            Alien , 21 Jun 2017Like another guy said in a previous post: I'd rather have a... moreNot quite. I am from India and have just enough mullah for OP5 but I am gonna invest in either Lg V20 or Lg g5. However the g6 is coming very close to my budget so just hanging on.

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              • AnonD-656940
              • k3B
              • 21 Jun 2017

              Anonymous, 21 Jun 2017Who cares,The 28 people who've replied before you and almost all the people who will reply after you.

                Anonymous, 21 Jun 2017Xperia is a 4GB phone. All 4GB phones end up reloading apps... moreI'm living in denial?
                Thanks for saying that you are really ignorant.
                OnePlus 3T with 6GB RAM still reloads apps, while the iPhone 7 Plus easily manages apps in the background far better than the Android that has twice its RAM capacity.

                Based on tests, without Smart Cleaner turned on, the XZ Premium can easily keep all of the apps running without anything reloading.

                But basically, your end statement just got easily broke with my first statement.

                Before calling someone being in denial, make sure that you are wideopen-minded and knows how multitasking works, instead of basing everything on what the manufacturer tells you.






                If you believe the OP5 will be the fastest Android phone of 2017, then I'm not gonna stop you, but if ever you turn out wrong, you don't have to make nonsense excuses to OnePlus because I won't blame you for believing something wrong either.

                Mark my words, the XZ Premium would blow the OP5 away. I surely doubt that it can even beat the U 11, which in itself, also loses to the XZ Premium.

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                  • AnonD-147044
                  • nV4
                  • 21 Jun 2017

                  If it really disables thermal throttling then someone should run a really long benchmark on it to "test its safety", might set something on fire...

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                    • Steve Max
                    • Fcm
                    • 21 Jun 2017

                    Anonymous, 21 Jun 2017It's not as if it matters. It uses the same SD 835 that eve... moreNot quite. The chipset may be the same, but the thermal characteristics of each phone are different. This means that one phone may get warmer than the other, which in turn will dictate the allowed clocks for the chipset and ultimately the performance. This cheat involves exactly this: it "cheats" on the thermal envelope, making the processor run faster than it should.

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                      • Shawn
                      • tVn
                      • 21 Jun 2017

                      LG G6 or everyone's favorite s7 edge is the much better choice. Only alien's need 8gb ram in a smartphone.

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                        • RS84
                        • PA7
                        • 21 Jun 2017

                        In terms of what for they were cheating?

                        I much prefer call it with optimization, OnePlus shown to us what a 835 capable of..

                        Or overall we can say this a OC version of a 835, light PC stuff.

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                          • AnonD-388534
                          • gM$
                          • 21 Jun 2017

                          nvr going to buy chinese shits bbk electronics shit

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                            • Alien
                            • ndn
                            • 21 Jun 2017

                            Like another guy said in a previous post: I'd rather have a 2-3 year old Sony or Sammy than a brand new Chinese replika..
                            Also. OnePlus never met my needs: it does not have SD card slot and no waterproofing.
                            Im from Europe and let me tell you this: I never saw one person with a OnePlus phone. Most of their phones are sold in India and China where quality is something sci-fi.

                              If it's true then, the One Plus 5 is not just a Flagship Killer but it's also a Flagship Cheater.
                              Seriously, no offense to the Loyal One Plus fans. One Plus 5 is still one of the most innovative smartphone for me, though.

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                                • AnonD-674801
                                • awB
                                • 21 Jun 2017

                                ah + ah ah ah ah ah = lol (Google Spyware OS is a Bonus!)

                                  Anonymous, 21 Jun 2017Who cares,I do...

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • pVM
                                    • 21 Jun 2017

                                    Bebe Rexha, 21 Jun 2017Explains why the people who trusts benchmarks as the main d... moreXperia is a 4GB phone. All 4GB phones end up reloading apps sooner that later. You're in denial... There never will be a day that a phone with plenty of ram ccachiong would lose to one that has less of it...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pVM
                                      • 21 Jun 2017

                                      It's not as if it matters. It uses the same SD 835 that everyone else is using. So we already know the score(s). Ever since Qualcomm became the In tel of androids things wen to completely boring and predictable.

                                      You cannot even cheat properly because nobody would believe you.

                                      On top of that benchmarks measure peak performance which is mostly irrelevant to modern phones...

                                      The whole story is a complete train wreck.

                                      BTW I have no doubt that OP5 would be the fastest android of 2017 , but like it happened in 2016 that would be so regardless of the bench scores (that actually affect very little).

                                        Explains why the people who trusts benchmarks as the main deciding factor for a device's performance are st*p*d.

                                        Xperia XZ Premium scored 144K on GSMArena test, yet we know how it wrecks the 3T's speed despite the differences in numbers.
                                        Galaxy S8/S8+ scored above 170K yet Erica Griffin just showed us how these two lag when navigating the horrible UI, let alone the Exynos owners who also confirmed the same exact problem that isn't as bad as the SnapDragon variants.

                                        And I'm still sure that regardless of less numbers, the iPhone 7/7+ are still gonna blow away any new 2017 Android flagships in RAW performance ALONE (mind the display, battery, etc.)