Samsung have also installed the software on the Galaxy Note 3 which increases its benchmark score

You probably know that we usually do not give importance to the benchmark score a Smartphone or tablet. In fact, we never tire of saying that the benchmark does not affect the use of a smartphone or tablet, and it is completely ridiculous to say that a mobile device is more than another just because it has a better benchmark score.

However, we discovered there was not long ago that Samsung had used the software in its Galaxy S4 to inflate the score Benchmark its flagship smartphone, overwriting any competition. A benchmark score that sparked the enthusiasm of many users looking for raw performance to run big games. In fact, the software used by Samsung increased the GPU clock when the device is subjected to a benchmark test. A frequency normally never crossed when the user runs an application, even if the intensive graphics performance.

Questioned on the subject, block Samsung denies having used any command line for inflating the benchmark of its terminals, and indicates that the frequency of the GPU achieves this frequency where the Benchmark score high. A statement more than discussed, because many tests were conducted on the Galaxy S4 , and no one has reached that standard frequency fora during normal use.

Following this controversy, it was expected that Samsung abandoned this practice on its future smartphones. However, every reason to believe that we were wrong. Indeed, when comparing the Galaxy Note 3 to the LG G2, we see that the Galaxy Note 3 provides a benchmark score abnormally high, while both devices have the same Snapdragon processor 800. Anyway, so says ArsTechnica . Thus, Samsung does not intend to change his habits? High score or not, it remains our position: a benchmark score can in no way define the actual performance of a mobile terminal. We must not forget that benchmark only compare the raw performance of a device, and if it is not paired with the software part, there is little point.