Samsung appears to be artificially boosting the Note 3's performance in so-called benchmark tests, blog Ars Technica reports
Apple executive Phil Schiller took a jab at Samsung on Twitter Tuesday, highlighting what he called "shenanigans" by the company's arch rival in the booming smartphone market.
The tweet included a link to a review of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone by blog Ars Technica.
Samsung appears to be artificially boosting the Note 3's performance in so-called benchmark tests with a special, high-power mode for its central processing unit that kicks in when the device runs a lot of popular benchmarking apps, the blog reported.
Samsung has done this before outside the U.S., but Ars Technica said this was the first time it spotted the activity with a device for the U.S. market.
"Samsung does it again: rigs its Note phone to cheat when running benchmark apps. Deceptive and shameful," New York Times gadget reviewer David Pogue wrote on Twitter.
READ MORE: Review: The Galaxy Note 3 is big—and it pulls some benchmark shenanigans
Samsung did not respond to an email requesting comment on Tuesday.
Courtesy: USAtoday
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