Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.

3recommend
0warn against
Mar 13, 2026first mention
Sep 5, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
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Why people recommend it

“Good DEs like https://sxmo.org/ are snappy.”

“Also good software can make it fast, see SXMo.”

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“On the PPP, SXMO with sway WM/composer, foot terminal, and wvkbd as a keyboard is very responsive, too.”

“With good software, Pinephone can smoothly play videos, show map directions and browse the web”

Caveats and dissent

No one in these comments warned against it.

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Who recommends it in their own words

All comments 6

“Good DEs like https://sxmo.org/ are snappy.”

“Also good software can make it fast, see SXMo.”

“On the PPP, SXMO with sway WM/composer, foot terminal, and wvkbd as a keyboard is very responsive, too.”

“With good software, Pinephone can smoothly play videos, show map directions and browse the web”

“maps and Youtube work smoothly on Pinephone with SXMo.”

Threads where it came up

Also written as Sxmo, sxmo, SXMO. Data: sxmo.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

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