Unlike Apple, Android Companies Say They’re Not Slowing Down Older Phones

Apple’s unexpected acknowledgment of intentional slowing down happening on older phones with degraded battery triggered a public backlash and class action lawsuits against the company in several countries across the globe.

And while Cupertino is under heavy fire, Android phone makers see this as the perfect occasion to capitalize on the criticism, with the top companies building devices powered by Google’s mobile operating system confirming they’re not turning to such practices on older phones.

Samsung, LG, HTC, and Motorola have all denied intentional slowdowns on their older models, saying in statements provided to the media that reducing CPU speed is not an option on devices with aging batteries.

HTC said in a brief comment on this case that “this is not something we do,” while Motorola explained that “we do not throttle CPU perf… (read more)

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