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    Android phones cheating in benchmarks??

    My friend says benchmarks shouldn't be use because many phones cheat in benchmarking by setting the software to run faster when benchmark apps are detected. But how is this cheating? I call this "stepping up to the challenge." When you run a marathon, you don't walk. You run. When you go to a...
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    Antutu to price ratio - best bang for your buck phone?

    I currently have a Sony Xperia Z that I got for $700. It has an antutu rating of about 20000. The antutu to price ratio is 28. However, the Nexus 5 with Snapdragon 800 and Xiaomi mi3 with Tegra 4 both have antutus around 36000 and both are expected to cost around $300. Antutu to price ratio of...
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    Judging people by their phones

    Is it wrong to judge people by the phones they use? There seems to be a rise in phoneism lately. People judge you by what phone you use. I find I do it sometimes, e.g. I tend to assume iPhone users are technologically ignorant and uninformed.