December Days 2021 #26: Cheap Android Tablets, Just Add Root

[Welcome to December Days, where I natter on about things organized around a theme (sometimes very loosely), one a day, for 31 days. This year, we're taking a look back at some touchpoints along the way of my journey with computing and computing devices.]

• CPU: Dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP4 @ 1 GHz


• Memory: 1 GB RAM


• Graphics: Unknown chipset, max resolution 1024x600


• Sound: Stereo output sound through 3.5" jack, monaural speakers


• Inputs/Peripherals: Multitouch capacitive touch screen, hardware "n" button, usually mapped to Home, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, internal microphone,


• Storage: 8 GB internal storage, up to 32GB storage from microSD card


• OS: Android 2.3.7 "Gingerbread" → CyanogenMod 11 (Android 4.4 "KitKat") → CyanogenMod 12.1 (Android 5.0 "Lollipop")

• CPU: ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.3 GHz on a MediaTek MT8163V/B System on a Chip
  


• Memory: 1.5 GB RAM


• Graphics: ARM Mali-T720 MP2, max resolution 1280 x 800


• Sound: Stereo output sound through 3.5" jack, stereo speakers


• Inputs/Peripherals: Multitouch capacitive touch screen, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy, internal microphone, 2 MP rear camera, 0.3 MP front camera,


• Storage: 16 GB internal storage, up to 192 GB from microSDXC card slot


• OS: Fire OS 5 (Android 5.1 "Lollipop" ) → LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1(.x) "Nougat")

( Did you hear the one about the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire? )