From TechSpot.com….
What just happened? OnePlus’ flagship phones, the 9 and 9 Pro launched to favorable reviews earlier this year, however, AnandTech’s deep dive into the latter’s performance revealed that the phone was throttling performance in popular apps in an apparent effort to boost efficiency and battery life. That’s led to Geekbench delisting both the standard 9 and 9 Pro models from its benchmark database.
(Update 8 July): OnePlus has admitted to throttling the performance for popular apps on its OP 9 and 9 Pro, noting that its R&D team ‘optimized’ the devices in order to reduce power consumption. Here’s the company’s official statement to XDA: