Some have made the objection that phone benchmarks should test the CPU and removing the underclocking is entirely appropriate.<p>Isn't this somewhat intellectually dishonest though? A phone is a system, and how fast the CPU can run given the constraints of the system is a testament to the manufacturer's hardware and software engineering abilities: the software's power management, the hardware and ID's thermals. OEMs shouldn't give themselves a free pass on this. We know how fast a snapdragon can go. Now let's see how fast you can make it go <i>in your handset</i>.
Note that its not just about coming out on top of benchs.<p>its also making you believe you gotta change phone because the new ones are <i>so</i> much faster.<p>I wouldn't be surprised if next time we see 20% improvement "due to cheating" instead of "just 10%".