This week's sidebar poll: Do you run benchmarks on your phone?

Nobody was hurt running this benchmark test

Benchmark results of Android devices and how they are manipulated are back in the news again. A lot of folks have fun running them, and a certain subset of people use them as one of the deciding factors of which phone is better. We're cool with that. You get to decide how to spend your own money, and we don't want it any other way. Just because we shy away from them mostly doesn't mean you should.

But recently, a brouhaha got started because Samsung was caught by the folks at Ars Technica cheating at some benchmarks with the Note 3. An old can of worms got reopened, and we now know that most Android manufacturers do the same. Credit where credit is due Motorola and Nvidia, and of course Google, have abstained. You'll want to read the excellent break down by the folks at AnandTech about it, because this sort of thing is what they do best.

Phil had a little to say on it last night, and now it's your turn. After the break, or in the sidebar to the right, you'll find a poll. Take a second and answer it, the give your reasons in the comments. Play nice and be respectful please, and we can have good discussion.

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