Google has reportedly banned users from installing test apps on Pixel 8 and 8 Pro smartphones. discovered by Sanjeev with Ledger controlIt has been revealed that Google has banned users from installing Geekbench and 3D Mark benchmarking apps on their devices. Testing programs are used to evaluate the CPU and GPU performance of smartphones. It is a valuable tool for both reviewers and consumers as it allows them to compare the performance of different devices.

According to the author, Google’s blocking of app tests prevented some reviewers from running the tests, but others managed to get around the restriction by installing the apps elsewhere. As a result, despite this, Tensor G3 test results emerged.

In Geekbench 6 tests, the Tensor G3 scored lower than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in both single-core and multi-core tests. The Tensor G3 also performed worse than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in the 3D Mark Wildlife Stress tests. This is despite the fact that Tensor G3 has a newer and more refined architecture than some of its competitors.

The difference in performance is likely due to the fact that the Tensor G3 is built with Samsung’s 4nm node technology; This technology is not as efficient as the N4P node technology that TSMC uses to produce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.

In any case, users need to know that Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are not performance-oriented devices. Therefore, if performance is important to you, you may want to consider another device.