AnTuTu has received a brand fresh improved update, version 7.2.6, and the changelog mentions a very important point. The fresh version what was introduced earlier Presently, mentions that it will “fix the issue of an abnormal running score of UX caused by malicious exploitation of system permissions by few manufacturers”.
In the past number of several years, it has become a trend for manufacturers to boasts about their smartphone’s AnTuTu scores, even at their release events. This is especially real in smartphone launches in China. Such is the importance that we give to this benchmarking tool.
And in the process, we have usually seen manufacturers tweak their handsets to score improved than others. OnePlus, Meizu, OPPO, Huawei have all been found cheating on AnTuTu in the past. This isn’t truly surprising given that users always assume a higher AnTuTu score is synonymous to a faster and a lot more strong phone.
The typical method of cheating on AnTuTu has been to tweak the phones to detect whenever the app is operating and unleashing the full power of the Chip with no any regard for efficiency, which it usually would, under normal use case scenario.
AnTuTu 7.2.6 update doesn’t really explain how it would stop this kind of cheating from manufacturers, but if you were concerned that you could be fooled, at least have idea that AnTuTu is trying everything from their close.
Personally, I believe we really should always take AnTuTu scores for the sake of reference, rather of pitting two smartphones with minute differences against each other to hail one as the ultimate winner.