Hi!

My friend is looking for an Android tablet that has an unlockable bootloader and also has a custom ROM. I’ve checked a lot and every one of them is problematic. Usual brands here are Samsung, Lenovo, Huawei, Honor, TCL, Xiaomi. Apparently Huawei and Honor is out of question since they don’t allow unlocking bootloader. TCL is new so no ROMs. Xiaomi seems possible but unlocking a Xiaomi device recently became even more pain.

Do you know a decent model from these brands? Preferably 10-12 inch screen.

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    4 hours ago

    Released 5 years ago so I guess it depends on what you call “older”

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      4 hours ago

      It would be fine if it was on sale but I can only find some peripherals for it. Some spare parts even, but not the exact device sadly.

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        3 hours ago

        Do you not have something like Swappa in your country? I always by used/refurbished.

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          3 hours ago

          Everyone sells their refurbished on their own if it’s available. Otherwise there is no website dedicated to it. Must be nice though, I would use it a lot.