Sony Going Black Box, Blocking Benchmarking apps on Prototypes

Say it ain’t so Sony! How are we supposed to get all excited for an upcoming phone that hasn’t been announced, that we know nothing about, unless we get unintentionally leaked benchmark scores? NOOOO! Ok, now that that is out of the way, lets move on. It seems a tipster has graciously provided a screen shot that depicts how far Sony is willing to go to keep the wraps on their next flagship, or any other device, is.

This instance was blocking AnTuTu. Not like benchmarks haven’t been faked and devices set up to “accidentally” be big performers. Even though that has been supposedly solved. On the other end of the spectrum though, the information that can also be acquired from these benchmarks also gives us a rundown of the internal specs of a device.

Don’t fret, we are sure there will still be plenty of leaks of Xperia devices to keep you all full of intrigue for the next big flagship milestone device.

On a side note, I like that battery meter in the notification area on this device.

Xperia Blog via Android PoliceÂ