Because the results suck. Oh, and it is both the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro where the benchmarks were blocked. Exclusive: Geekbench founder responds to Pixel 8 benchmark blocking controversy - NotebookCheck News
Notebookcheck recently broke the story about the fact that Google appears to have blocked writers reviewing its new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices from being able to easily install popular benchmark apps like Geekbench 6 and 3D Mark.
Of course they couldn't stop the hackers from sideloading the apps, and so the benchmarks did get run.
There were reviewers with the requisite knowledge to by-pass Google’s Play Store block by simply downloading the app package for Geekbench 6 and installing it manually using a process known as side-loading.
The results Geekbench 6 produced by the Tensor G3 were unflattering.
The Tensor G3 is the chip in the Pixel 8 family.
Google has not responded to queries about why they blocked the benchmark, or the results of those benchmarks being published despite the block.
There is more if you click thru. Google's marketing the Pixel around AI, and the benchmarks for AI, and the apologists dreaming up reasons why the benchmark apps were kept off the phones, etc. (Hat tip to Pixy Misa).
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