Huawei caught cheating on benchmark tests: reports

More bad news for Huawei / Reuters

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.