Previously, I published from an IMP3Net review an AnTuTu score for this machine that was in the 30,000-range.
Now a user who has rooted the machine has published a substantially different AnTuTu score [Google English]:
I would trust the user’s AnTuTu score. Why? Aside from rooting it, the user installed a modified Onda ROM. What likely happened then is all of the cheats Onda had were bypassed, thus showing its truer — and much lower — AnTuTu score.
This is why I hate writing about Chinese tablets. There’s so much damn fraud. And passing it along in ignorant good faith makes me feel dirty.
Hi Mike,
Very interesting. I ran AnTuTu X on Onda V975, with 1.05 software and I got score over 30k similar to the AnTuTu 4. But during the tests I measured, that CPU was clocked up to 2.0 GHz, not 1.6 GHz.
That sounds like fraud. It’s been established twice the CPU doesn’t hit 2.0GHz except rarely. Run AnTuTu X. 4 is still open to being gamed.
EDIT to add: Sorry, long day shoveling snow. I see you did run X. This is very strange now. Is 1.05 the latest Onda firmware? I wonder if Onda has found a new way to cheat? Be sure you have the latest update to X too.
First of all, I think the score can’t be 20K. maybe the ROM doesn’t fit the device and doesn’t utilize the advantages of the cpu/gpu.
Secondly, about: “This is why I hate writing about Chinese tablets. There’s so much damn fraud” That is just an ugly double standard! because Samsung is cheating with the galaxy S4:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7187/looking-at-cpugpu-benchmark-optimizations-galaxy-s-4
and also with the NOTE 3:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/galaxy-note-3s-benchmarking-adjustments-inflate-scores-by-up-to-20/#image-1
HTC LG Asus were also Caught cheating:
http://androidadvices.com/samsung-htc-lg-asus-manipulating-benchmark-scores/#.Uv5jA_l_v4U
And frankly, EVERYBODY CHEAT!
Yes, I’ve posted about Samsung cheating too. It’s just that with the Chinese, it seems to be a way of life and even the homeland customers laugh at the AnTuTu scores, that’s how bad it is.
As for AnTuTu scores being weird, the Galaxy S III with X tested at ~17,000 range a few weeks back. I did it again last night and today with updated X (this is a neighbor’s phone, not mine) and it scored 10,000-11,000-range. So WTF is going on to begin with.
only 1 user reported this . i wouldnt put too much thought into it unless you have a multiple people experiencing the same thing
Well, here we go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50536027&postcount=153
mike i read some of your blog posts.. you’re quite experienced after having dug thru several chinese tabs which was very nice to see.. um can you please give me a suggestion? Which tablet did you genuinely find to be a good purchase from china? i would prefer for screens above 9inch. thanks a lot!
I don’t own any of these tablets. If you want to ask someone who has handled them, pop over to http://cngadget.info