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TL;DR The REDMAGIC 11 Pro phones have been delisted from various 3DMark benchmark rankings.
The phones apparently engaged in benchmark cheating or manipulation.
A YouTube video suggests that the phone reaches a ridiculous 55 degrees Celsius in stress tests.
REDMAGIC is one of the few gaming phone manufacturers still on the market, offering devices with capacitive shoulder triggers, active cooling, and a host of other additions. Unfortunately, it looks like the brand’s latest phones have been delisted from a series of benchmark rankings.
UL Solutions has delisted the REDMAGIC 11 Pro and Pro Plus from its various 3DMark rankings (h/t: Notebook Check). These 3DMark benchmarks include Solar Bay, Solar Bay Extreme, Steel Nomad Light, and Slingshot Extreme (OpenGL ES 3.1).
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“Devices are delisted when the manufacturer has not complied with our benchmark rules,” reads an excerpt of a banner seen on the REDMAGIC 11 Pro series benchmark page.
So what exactly did REDMAGIC do that resulted in its delisting? Well, a Japanese-language YouTube video posted last month might have the answer. The channel apparently found a huge gulf between scores achieved with the standard version of the benchmark app and a disguised or stealth version. In fact, the video showed that the REDMAGIC 11 Pro series couldn’t complete its stress test via the standard app, while the stealth version ran to completion.
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