OnePlus reacts to performance throttling on the OnePlus 9, claiming that current chipsets are "overkill" for simple tasks.

 According to OnePlus, current chipsets are excessive for most programs and should not be used at full capacity for simple tasks.

This follows the company's admission of limiting performance while using 300 popular applications.

OnePlus guarantees that these performance tweaks will not have a detrimental impact on the real user experience.

OnePlus has revealed that while running popular 300 applications from the Google Play Store, the performance of the OnePlus 9 series is throttled. AnandTech published a detailed analysis detailing how the business has been restricting the performance of the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro flagships in over 300 popular programmes, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and others. However, in popular benchmarking programmes, the phones offered the full capabilities of the Snapdragon 888.As a result, Geekbench removed the OnePlus 9 phones from its database. Following several allegations and rumours that OnePlus is limiting performance, the company has now issued a more comprehensive statement on its forum.

According to OnePlus, contemporary chipsets are overkill for most apps and devices, and there is no need for them to function at full capacity for routine tasks like browsing through a webpage or using social media. Because of this, the business throttles performance to optimise power consumption and heat dissipation. The firm says that it thoroughly examines these modifications for potential consequences. The company's latest statement reveals the existence of a software-defined list of popular applications that it throttles depending on a variety of metrics.

OnePlus assures that its testing team will ensure that these changes have no detrimental impact on the real user experience. Because the Snapdragon 888 is quick for most tasks, the CPU does not need to run at full speed, according to the firm. While the explanation appears logical, after paying a premium for a flagship, users expect the phones to perform to their full potential; throttling it may not align with the expectations set by the promotional activity conducted prior to and after the launch, which is definitely bad for the company.