Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Huawei caught cheating on benchmark tests: reports
More bad news for Huawei / Reuters
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
UL, the creator of the famous 3DMark test, has delisted four Huawei devices ― Huawei Nova 3, P20, P20 Pro and Honor Play ― from its database after discovering that Huawei cheated in its benchmark tests.
According to AnandTech, an online computer hardware media outlet, some of the company's phones had been programmed to maximize performance specifically when running 3DMark, a popular benchmarking app.
Anandtech reported that Huawei phones scored up to 47 percent higher with the program than they would otherwise. UL's rules require phone tests to be the same as for any other app.
Chenglu Wang, Huawei president of software engineering, later told AnandTech that the company did so because “others do the same.” He said it was common practice in China.
The news is expected to be another blow to the reputation of Chinese firm, which is already struggling amid cyber-espionage concerns.