Samsung Galaxy SIV is undoubtedly a decent chunk of a smartphone. Large, flat, efficient... rules supreme in the charts of most benchmarks. And it raises some suspicions...
Anandtech decided to take a closer look at Galaxy SIV exploits and publishes sensational news: the phone has been optimized for the most popular, free benchmarks. According to Anandtech, GPU is at full power 533 MHz only in specific benchmarks (AnTuTu, GLBenchmark 2.5.1 and Quadrant), while most every other app and game performance is limited to 480MHz. The same happens with the processor. During benchmarks it is running at full capacity, which it will never reach during the normal operation. This applies to both types of processors used in SGSIV. Specialists from Anandtech went a step further: they found in mobile software strings indicating that their suspicions are correct.
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| Differences in results photo: Anandtech |
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So we have "a big benchmark affair"... Surely? For me, benchmarks are only one of the reference points, generally designating the phone's performance. I'm sure that even without artificial "tweaking" Samsung Galaxy SIV would land on the head of the pack in every application... And I know this because I used it and I could see how it works. To assess the performance of a mobile it is enough to run a few games, observe interface and speed. Granted, such an assessment is subjective, vague and too general. However, as you can see, benchmarks can be fooled. Your own eyes - no. Therefore, in my Reviews I'm willing to share my own impressions rather than analysis of uninformative numbers.
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| Mysterious entries in the software photo: Anandtech |
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In my opinion, Samsung's performance, though a little controvesial, does not deserve a reprimand. Anandtech's analyzes showed only that the phone is so strong that it does not have to use daily its full capacity. Car manufacturers do likewise for years, giving us a full, impossible to use racks and laboratory capacity consumption, unachievable on a road. And nobody makes fuss about it...
And what is your opinion? Do you trust benchmarks or feelings of reviewers? (comments ;)
For those interested - Anandtech entire report can be found HERE.
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A few hours after the Anandtech's publication the manufacturer published its position. It tells the real timing of the artwork is different for different applications, but it does not happen due to the benchmark results, but to ensure optimum performance of the smartphone. Samsung ensures that the phone uses the full clock speed graphics for the most common tasks. Samsung's statement can be found HERE
.Source Gizmodo
