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Suggestion for Android device for archival purposes?

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!

Sb93 ,

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

rolling_resistance ,

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

LostXOR ,

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.

JackGreenEarth OP ,

Which model would you recommend?

huginn ,

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

JASN_DE ,

Could you extend on the “archival” parts a little? What would your daily(?) use look like?

JackGreenEarth OP ,

Storing Wikipedia (using Kiwix), various media files (TV shows, movies, books), an LLM (using Layla Lite if Android, Jan if Linux), Stable Diffusion (SDAI if Android, Krita with AI Diffusion if Linux), and if there’s enough space left some games, and then putting it in the case so it’s safe in the event of an EMP/Solar flare

Willdrick ,

It will make the search even harder, but I’d recommend to add “removable battery” to the list.

Dark_Dragon ,

Yep that’s what i was thinking. He would have a exploded battery in few years rather than a archival phone.

liveinthisworld ,

Get an SBC with a battery backup

JackGreenEarth OP ,

SBC?

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