[cheeze]

Even then, Samsung lags hard in the tablet space.

IMO there is kinda only one option... an iPad.

It's an order of magnitude better than anything else out there. And that's coming from someone who doesn't really like Apple products.

Given that your major reason for rooting is something that... Apple solves for. Maybe there is another option?

[mschuster91]

Believe it or not I did consider going the full Apple route. The problem is, Apple doesn't offer anything in the 8 inch zone. I need a tablet that fits into my pant pockets.

And on top of that, there's no way to migrate the data from a bunch of these apps from the Google walled garden to the Apple walled garden, not to mention purchased licenses.

[bpye]

Is an iPad Mini too big? That’s an 8.3” display.

[mschuster91]

Interesting, thanks. The price tag is heavy on them though, the Samsung Galaxy Active Tab 5 is at less than 400€, the iPad Mini about 800€.