I don't know why... maybe its the climate where I live, maybe its some irregularity in the power grid, or maybe the house is built on an ancient native-American burial mound... but... every time I leave a smart device plugged in permanently, within ~6 months its battery swells and then, annoyingly, it will no longer turn on because I removed the battery.
I have been keeping my old deactivated Note next to my bed for all the usual reasons, but in the last couple of years, I've had to replace the battery no less than 4 times... (and no its not that 1 outlet, this has happened to all modern smartphones/tablets I've left plugged in --- I turned off my landline and used Skype as a "house phone" and all 4 phones I left plugged in for it ultimately had swelled batteries - including iPhones.)
So, I'm looking for a small (preferably 7-inch, though I don't mind a little smaller/larger) Android tablet with no built-in battery. I don't care too much about specs as long as it is at least 720p and can run apps like Skype, VLC-remote, Chrome, Netflix, and PLEX --- and won't be "incompatible" with the next few years of updates.
I am open to the idea of something like a Pi+touchscreen as long as it works well, doesn't end up too bulky/expensive and doesn't require a lot of soldering my own connections.
Suggestions?
I have been keeping my old deactivated Note next to my bed for all the usual reasons, but in the last couple of years, I've had to replace the battery no less than 4 times... (and no its not that 1 outlet, this has happened to all modern smartphones/tablets I've left plugged in --- I turned off my landline and used Skype as a "house phone" and all 4 phones I left plugged in for it ultimately had swelled batteries - including iPhones.)
So, I'm looking for a small (preferably 7-inch, though I don't mind a little smaller/larger) Android tablet with no built-in battery. I don't care too much about specs as long as it is at least 720p and can run apps like Skype, VLC-remote, Chrome, Netflix, and PLEX --- and won't be "incompatible" with the next few years of updates.
I am open to the idea of something like a Pi+touchscreen as long as it works well, doesn't end up too bulky/expensive and doesn't require a lot of soldering my own connections.
Suggestions?