Performance evaluation platform Geekbench has removed the OnePlus 9 Pro smartphone from its database amidst claims that OnePlus seemingly faked the device’s performance, using its touted OxygenOS Android overlay to throttle the processor performance of the device.
OnePlus has continued to tout top-notch device optimization for its products during marketing campaigns. The claims also extend to top performance scores for OnePlus devices across several evaluation platforms, including Geekbench. In an obvious deeper look into the famed performance metrics attributed to the OnePlus 9 Pro, Anandtech has found out that the OxygenOS was throttling the phone’s processor severely when using some popular apps and OnePlus own in-built applications. The OxygenOS could be providing some seemingly sabotaging effect on the Snapdragon 888 processor that powers the OnePlus 9 Pro.
Obviously, the throttling effect was not used to prolong battery life or prevent overheating, which are valid optimization moves. However, the throttling was seen as a move to have an improved performance rating in evaluation platforms like Geekbench and a few other issues.
Geekbench thus decided to delist the OnePlus 9 Pro from its database due to the observed dissonance relating to the processor benchmarks of the device. The move by Geekbench is a temporary one until all grey areas relating to the performance rating of the OnePlus 9 Pro are fully ascertained an as well as further clarification from the manufacturer. Geekbench has further expanded its scrutiny of the OnePlus lineup, as it will be examining several OnePlus smartphones whether there are issues on the processor benchmarks attached to these devices. And if these OnePlus devices fail the benchmark scrutiny, Geekbench will also delist them from its database.
The Geekbench move could spell a massive blow to OnePlus, which has always pointed to its excellent performance over the years. There had been no official reaction by OnePlus yet on the matter.
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