Samsung was caught recently slowing down its Galaxy smartphones using its Game Optimization Service (GOS) in thousands of apps. Now the latest report from Geekbench’s co-founder shows that Xiaomi is doing the same thing.
Xiaomi is allegedly restricting smartphone performance based on the names of apps, according to Geekbench chief John Poole. When it was renamed Fortnite, he saw that Xiaomi phones slowed single-core performance on Geekbench by up to 30%. Multi-core performance has dropped by 15%.
The tests were performed on Xiaomi’s last-generation flagship phone, the Mi 11.
Here are results from a Xiaomi Mi 11 running Geekbench and Geekbench disguised as Fortnite. Single-core scores are 30% lower, and multi-core scores are 15% lower, in the Fortnite build. https://t.co/wGAnSi73gR
— John Poole (@jfpoole) March 27, 2022
The executive observed similar behavior when Geekbench was renamed Genshin Impact, which is another popular video game. This is enough evidence to show that Xiaomi is doing the same thing as Samsung, but it is unclear whether it is being done to prevent overheating or battery drain.
This is not surprising, given other smartphone manufacturers have been detected doing so in the past. Last year, OnePlus was caught in the act, and the issue was immediately remedied with a patch fix. Samsung has also provided an update to correct GOS, however for the time being, the patch is only available to Korean customers.
There is no official statement from Xiaomi yet, but we will update this space as soon as there is official information.
Source: https://www.bolnews.com/technology/2022/03/following-samsung-xiaomi-caught-slowing-down-smartphones/