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Suggestion for Android device for archival purposes? (lemm.ee)
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I need an Android device for archival purposes, it has several requirements and I would appreciate any suggestions. I've done some research myself, but I would appreciate it maybe you know of something I haven't discovered.

Requirements:

  • Must fit inside this Faraday pouch, or a different one that is of a similar price, and is both water and fire proof
  • Must support an open OS (Degoogled, rooted Android ROM or Linux - both support touch interfaces, Kiwix, and storing and viewing files)
  • at least 256GB internal storage to store the files
  • at least 8GB RAM for running local AI models, preferably nearer 16GB
  • Good battery life, since it will stay inside the pouch most of the time and I don't want to have to take it out to charge it every day
  • As cheap as possible

I have no other requirements, it doesn't even have to have a camera, let alone a good one.

Thanks for all your help!

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[-] Sb93@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Used pixel from swappa.com and install graphene os . can have all that for under $200

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Which model would you recommend?

[-] huginn@feddit.it 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Pixel 7 comes in right at 200 on swappa and has 8gb ram. Pixel 7 pro has 12gb and is around $50 more.

[-] rolling_resistance@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

If “rooted” is a requirement, then this won't work.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

You can root graphene

[-] LostXOR@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

GrapheneOS can be rooted, though they don't recommend it as it's bad for security. For an archival device I imagine security isn't a big concern.

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