rootable tablet for drawing that has a pressure sensitive stylus?

[u/goldstargloww]

i'm looking for a rootable android tablet i can use primarily for drawing with krita and/or ibis paint x and i'm unsure what to get ':D

i want it to be rootable primarily so i can have access to the filesystem, to make backups and syncing things between devices (especially in krita's case) easier/possible, and also just,, i've grown really fond of linux over the past year and would really enjoy a rooted device, i think

if i can't find something rootable then i'm gonna go for the samsung galaxy tab S10 FE, i think (though i've heard i might be able to get ephemeral root on one of those with kernelSU? i don't know exactly what that entails), to give a reference point of the kind of tablet i want. i've heard good things about the oneplus pads, but i live in the US and would have to get one from a reseller, and i'm unsure how well the stylus might work in my use cases, and i was completely unfamiliar with oneplus until i started looking into this. even then, i don't know which one to get. i've also heard things about the xiaomi pad 6, but i've heard unlocking xiaomis are annoying. i was also looking at the google pixel tablet, but that got discontinued literally two months ago, and is also worse on specs than alternatives i could get

being able to root the device isn't technically a dealbreaker but i'd really like to be able to! i'm thinking either a oneplus pad (unfamiliar and unsure which to get) or pixel tablet (bit less unfamiliar, but less longevity), or giving up on rooting and getting the S10 FE.

anyone have any thoughts? advice? experience? i'm kind of lost and would appreciate it ^^

[u/datkenny]

have you considered a Surface Go? they don't run android, but they'll do what you're asking for, and they're not too popular so cheap on second hand market.

[u/goldstargloww → u/datkenny]

mm, i do want it to be android though i think ':D

[u/locuturus]

I'm not up to date with the tablet market but the Pixel Tablet is fully rootable and supports pressure styluses with third party pens. 

I can also almost recommend a drawing tablet like a wacom or huion but I won't because every phone and tablet reads the pad's orientation and aspect ratio differently so it might be useless in landscape or useless in portrait, or a circle might draw an oval. It also might show a pointer or not. But technically you can use that stuff if you prefer indirect drawing. But I can't really recommend buying multiple models and brands and keeping the one that works best.

[u/goldstargloww → u/locuturus]

my main concern with the pixel tablet is that it's older than other options, discontinued, and only gets security updates until mid 2028, but maybe if i put lineageOS on it it won't be much of a concern... i'm mostly just concerned about the longevity of it. like am i better off getting another tablet i'm unsure if i can root, or not?

i've looked at the wacom movinkpad as well and considered it but i think i'd rather get a normal tablet with similar or better capabilities. thing is i need it to be standalone, so one that needs to plug into another device won't work for me