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Nick Fernandez \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
TL;DR<\/p>\n
Nubia\u2019s REDMAGIC 11 Pro phones were spotted dialing up performance in an apparent attempt to boost benchmark ratings.
\nUL Solutions subsequently delisted the phones for 3DMark rule violations.
\nIn a series of new statements, Nubia defends the ethicality of its practices, while UL Solutions further details its findings.<\/p>\n
Most of the modern smartphone industry has blessedly moved on from the numbers games that plagued its early days, when manufacturers would hype up their phones with the highest megapixel cameras<\/a>, or most CPU cores. And while we\u2019re much more focused on features and the experience today, benchmark numbers<\/a> still manage to attract attention \u2014 especially when we\u2019re dealing with performance-geared gaming phones. That\u2019s tempted more than one company to game the system by artificially boosting those benchmark results, and today we\u2019ve got some updates to share on the latest scandal to hit.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Earlier this week, we shared with you the saga of Nubia\u2019s REDMAGIC 11 Pro phones<\/a>. 3DMark parent UL Solutions delisted the REDMAGIC 11 Pro and Pro+ from benchmarks with the explanation that the phones were not following its benchmark rules. Typically, we see this when a company configures its devices to recognize when a benchmark app is running, and then disables things like power or thermal throttling, giving it an unfair advantage.<\/p>\n In some tests with the REDMAGIC 11 Pro, the phones would get so hot during those unthrottled benchmarks that they had to shut down before even completing tests.<\/p>\n At the time, Android Authority reached out to Nubia for comment, and the manufacturer seemed to defend<\/a> its practices. To an extent, it has a point: This is real performance the phone is showing, after all. But doesn\u2019t delivering better-than-normal performance during benchmarks come across as a bit deceitful?<\/p>\n We got back in touch with Nubia, asking the company specifically about the ethical concerns involved here. And now we have our responsive, with Nubia telling us:<\/p>\n We do not view our performance profiles as unethical. Rather, we see them as transparency\u00a0toward\u00a0the hardware\u2019s true capabilities.<\/p>\n Unlike other smartphones, REDMAGIC is engineered with an internal physical fan and liquid cooling specifically to handle extreme thermal loads.<\/p>\n Regarding \u201creal-world conditions,\u201d these performance levels are fully accessible to our users. Through \u201cGame Space\u201d and by enabling settings like \u201cDiablo Mode,\u201d players have the manual \u201ckey\u201d to unlock the same high-wattage performance and thermal ceiling used in benchmarks for any demanding application, such as high-end PC emulation.<\/p>\n We believe the user should decide how to balance power and heat. Our benchmarks simply reflect what the hardware can achieve when those user-accessible cooling and performance features are fully engaged.<\/p>\n But is that really what\u2019s going on here? It would be one thing if the phone were asking the user to manually make all the decisions about performance throttling, but there are clearly different profiles in place for when the phone recognizes specific apps.<\/p>\n We also reached out to UL Solutions in an attempt to verify exactly how the REDMAGIC phones were supposed to be violating 3DMark rules. The company replies:<\/p>\n We can confirm that we have delisted the REDMAGIC 11 Pro and REDMAGIC 11 Pro+ after verifying this ourselves for breaking our Benchmark Rules and Guidelines.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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