cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/50874223

Hey everyone, I am currently in the market for a tablet. My requirements are that it has pen support(either proprietary or usi I don’t care), an unlockable bootloader, and a fairly powerful snapdragon processor (preferably 8 gen 3 or 8 elite or something). I would like it to be around 10 inches closer to 9 would be better. I don’t know if that’s possible though. If anyone has any ideas then that would be extremely helpful.

Edit: I forgot to say what I would use it for lol. I would mainly be using it for note taking since I’m in college but I might also do some switch or PC emulation on it as well.

  • seaQueue@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    If the Samsung Galaxy tab line isn’t out of your price range that’s what I’d go for. They’re the gold standard as far as android tablets go. I had a good run with my tab s6 (2019 to this year) and I’m pretty happy with the refurb tab s9 I bought to replace it.

    Snapdragon 8 gen 2 (tab s9) will absolutely crush any emulation or android gaming workload you throw at it.

    I think a refurb or lightly used s9 with the s pen is around $350ish on fleaBay these days. I bought mine for $400 last year but didn’t switch over to it until recently.

    • Stez@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      22 days ago

      I would love to go for a Samsung tablet but my only isssue is the locked bootloader. Which I wouldn’t care about if I liked the android skin but for some reason I just can’t get behind anything other than aosp or aosp adjacent. Also with the upcoming restrictions on side loading I am thinking rooting is going to be a necessity.

      Edit: sorry for the multiple replies jerboa decided to make duplicates

      • seaQueue@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        FWIW I didn’t bother unlocking the S9, I just use Shizuku when apps need elevated permission to do things and it’s worked out fairly well so far. I don’t have to play the cat and mouse integrity spoofing game anymore or wrangle manually flashing updates with a laptop so that’s nice. Totally up to you what you’re going for, I don’t need lsposed for anything critical right now so elevated perms is enough for my purposes.