PhoneBuff is a company that built its name by offering lab-tested, standardized reviews for smartphones run by robotic hands. Their
YouTube channel showcases a range of assessments that cover speed tests, drop tests, and battery tests.
When viewers started poking them about trying Linux after a recent performance comparison they did between a Dell XPS 13 and MacBook Neo, they responded.
Taking two identical Dell XPS 13s with an Intel Core 5 320 and 8GB of RAM, one on Windows 11 and one on
Fedora, the PhoneBuff crew ran the same real-world apps and workflows on each, timed by their robot mouse and keyboard (
aka the clanker in question).
By the time testing concluded, Fedora won six of eleven timed tests while four tied, and Windows 11 took home a single win.