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Samsung's CEO issues a heartfelt apology over the S22 game performance throttling issue

By Daniel Petrov

Updated: Mar 17, 2022, 2:08 AM

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Rattled by the game performance throttling scandal that has engulfed benchmark aficionados as of late, Samsung's CEO went and apologized for the company's decision to limit the gaming power of its latest Galaxy S22 series phones.

The so-called Game Optimization Service (GOS) of Samsung put a clock frequency limiter on the phones' chipset while gaming, in order to find the right balance between power draw, battery life, and thermal management.

This didn't sit well with users who wanted the full performance their phone is capable of, as well as with benchmark databases like Geekbench which delisted the S22 and Tab S8 series on account of the artificial performance management that they engage in.

While Samsung already started rolling out an update that chucks the limiter and prioritizes gaming performance as much as your heart desires and the chipsets are capable of, it still wanted to make peace with its fans, so its CEO JH Han took to the stage to issue a heartfelt apology to Samsung customers and shareholders alike.

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.