Thanks for the heads up. I suppose that decides it. 

OP should be aware CalyxOS development is officially halted and they no longer officially provide any instructions for new installs.

https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/

If they want a comparison, they can check out:

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

final

tech

New phone: Graphene or Calyx

Scoresby

I love graphene, but I'm biased. @final might know more about both systems than anyone. I hope he chimes in. I think he might have compared the two on SN in the past. 