That’s not cool: These top gaming phones with liquid cooling just got caught for benchmark cheating

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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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