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title = "A 2025 review of Mobile Linux with postmarketOS v25.12"
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date = 2025-12-31
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[taxonomies]
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categories = [ "reviews", "mobile-linux", "aarch64" ]
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{% note(header="Note") %}
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This was tested on a OnePlus 6T using Phosh as the desktop/shell
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{% end %}
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### Ubuntu support (general Linux support)
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{{ figure(src="/images/Thinkpad-X13s-review/X13s-neofetch.png", alt="Neofetch", caption="Running Neofetch") }}
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## Hardware
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This is an updated table based on my testing on Ubuntu 23.10/24.04/24.10:
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** Can be enabled in Ubuntu 24.10 with steps in this review
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*** They are very low due to active speaker protection not being enabled [source](https://github.com/jhovold/linux/wiki/X13s#audio)
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### Phosh
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The animations in GNOME Shell are really smooth and great with the touchpad! See the video below for yourself!
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<video width="640" height="360" controls>
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<source src="/videos/GNOME-Shell-animations.webm" type="video/webm">
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</video>
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### Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
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I was able to connect to two different networks without issues. While Bluetooth was testing with my Pixel Buds-A I did notice some odd "audio glitching" but it would happen randomly and the audio would keep playing during these moments but would sometimes stop for a second or two then continue playing.
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{{ figure(src="/images/Thinkpad-X13s-review/Bluetooth-devices.png", alt="Bluetooth devices", caption="Settings listing Bluetooth devices") }}
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### USB-C port
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### Fingerprint Reader
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### Video decoding
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YouTube works and here are some stats for the nerds:
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{{ figure(src="/images/Thinkpad-X13s-review/YouTube-Encoding-Nerd-Stats.png", alt="YouTube Encoding", caption="YouTube Encoding at 1080p @ 60Hz") }}
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{{ figure(src="/images/Thinkpad-X13s-review/YouTube-Encoding-Nerd-Stats-2.png", alt="YouTube Encoding", caption="YouTube Encoing at 2160p @ 60Hz") }}
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As you can see it reports that videos are able to decode up to 4K@60 without issue, the videos are smooth and audio matches without issue.
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### Speakers
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The speakers which are really low for some reason and do not get better even at the lightest volume for some reason, perhaps driver/PipeWire/Kernel updates will help in the future but I'm not sure.
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**Ubuntu 24.10 note:** they do not work better with 6.11 in this release as they are still pretty low due to active speaker protection not being enabled.
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<a href="/images/my‑photo‑large.jpg" target="_blank">
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<img src="/images/my‑photo‑thumb.jpg" alt="My photo" style="max-width:200px;">
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</a>
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### Headphone/Microphone port
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The headphone port and even at the lower volume it has a lot of cracking in the output and it gets worse as you increase the volume. I tested two different headphones with the same result. Now using a USB headset (though the USB-C port) seems to work without issue so that is a workaround though you'll need to use an adapter to do this. I have not tested a headset with a microphone yet since I mainly use a USB-A headset so I don't use the port much.
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### Widevine/DRM
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### Speakers
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Now streaming sites that use Widevine DRM like Max and Disney+ do not work at all when you try to load a video. I tested Firefox (snap default install) and Vivaldi (they have an ARM64 Debian release). Now I was able to get Max and Disney+ to work (but not Netflix currently) with Brave by using the [Widevine Installer](https://github.com/AsahiLinux/widevine-installer) from the Asahi project and these [steps](https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/23881756488717-How-do-I-enable-Widevine-DRM-on-Linux) from Brave. Now this can break at any time with how Widevine is but it does work currently at this time.
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The speakers work and sound great!
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### Battery
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[s2idle]
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```
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### USB-C port
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### Cameras
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For a really nice and portable system this would be an ideal candidate for remote working but since the camera does not work that might be the biggest deal breaker. I imagine support would be added in the future but it depends on how important it is to you.
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This part is short as I'm not able to detect it with any software that I can find like camaeractrls, websites and such.
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### Fingerprint Reader
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## Software
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### Phosh
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<a href="/images/mobile-linux-2025/desktop-with-running-applications.png" target="_blank">
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<img src="/images/mobile-linux-2025/desktop-with-running-applications.png" alt="Phosh with running applications" style="max-width:200px;">
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</a>
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The animations in GNOME Shell are really smooth and great with the touchpad! See the video below for yourself!
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<video width="640" height="360" controls>
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<source src="/videos/GNOME-Shell-animations.webm" type="video/webm">
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</video>
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### Music Player
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The default music player in v25.12 is called Gapless and it works well on mobile plus it supports my FLAC files without issue.
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<a href="/images/mobile-linux-2025/gapless-music-player.png" target="_blank">
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<img src="/images/mobile-linux-2025/gapless-music-player.png" alt="Gapless music player" style="max-width:200px;">
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</a>
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### Video decoding
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YouTube works and here are some stats for the nerds:
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<a href="/images/my‑photo‑large.jpg" target="_blank">
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<img src="/images/my‑photo‑thumb.jpg" alt="My photo" style="max-width:200px;">
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</a>
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As you can see it reports that videos are able to decode up to 4K@60 without issue, the videos are smooth and audio matches without issue.
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**Ubuntu 24.10 note:** they do not work better with 6.11 in this release as they are still pretty low due to active speaker protection not being enabled.
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## Closing marks
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Once Ubuntu 24.04 is released with the 6.8 kernel I believe things will get even better as it has a lot of changes, here is a small list of a few articles with information:
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Here is a small list of a few articles with information:
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- [Phoronix - Linux-6.8-ARM-Changes](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.8-ARM-Changes)
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- [Phoronix - Qualcomm-Mainline-Linux-2024](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Mainline-Linux-2024)
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This system is a great little portable machine with an ARM64 CPU and works great on Ubuntu. If you are looking for a system that is fanless for working on documents, web browsing, watching some YouTube videos and a little development work this is a great option! With that said if you travel and use streaming services that might be a deal breaker for you but I hope that it improves in the near future.
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## Additional tracking
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There are some more resources for updated information about Linux on this device:
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- [steev's repo](https://github.com/steev/thinkpad-x13s)
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- [jhovold's wiki](https://github.com/jhovold/linux/wiki/X13s)
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