Samsung is not the only brand in hot water now for throttling thousands of apps; even Xiaomi is caught on the same issue, as it throttles the performance of its phones–specifically flagship phones like the Mi 11–for a number of apps save for benchmarking apps. This was spotted by Geekbench co-founder John Poole, who noticed that a Mi 11 scored lower in Geekbench when the app is disguised as Fortnite.

While Samsung Device Experience division CEO JH Han had to apologize for the throttling scandal and justify and defended Game Optimization Service (GOS) as a means to optimize the performance of its phones, Xiaomi admitted to employing “temperature management strategies” to ensure an optimal product experience. Here’s Xiaomi’s statement:

Xiaomi applies temperature management strategies to ensure an optimal product experience, especially with demanding apps that are often used for extended periods of time. On many of our devices, we offer 3 types of performance modes, allowing users to adjust the balance between performance and energy efficiency At the system level, all optimizations related to application performance weigh many essential factors, such as power consumption, performance, and thermal impact.

Just like with Samsung, Xiaomi said that it is offering a performance mode option for its phones to prioritize performance at the expense of battery life and that its 3 levels of performance modes only apply to its high-end phones.

Xiaomi’s statement, while similar to that of Samsung, does bring us an impression that brands are implementing performance throttling protocols due to the amount of heat generated by its processors. It’s no secret that both the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the previous-generation Snapdragon 888 face throttling and thermal issues, and we can confirm the issue with both the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Xiaomi 12 Pro in our respective reviews.

Qualcomm, for their part, might be able to address the issue with a new version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, rumored to be unveiled later this year, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will shift to a more efficient TSMC manufacturing process and will have its Cortex-X2 prime core underclocked for better thermal management.