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I have an older phone (Motorola 5G Ace) and a new Lenovo tablet that I run /e/ OS on. Both work great but there is a bit of a learning curve if your not familiar with boot loader unlocking. And don't expect every app to work. What ever OS you go with check that is uses microG, that emulates Google services locally without using Google. And you need to use an anonymous app store like Aurora and FDroid. Also you should be aware that Google is playing hardball trying to kill off 3rd party app stores and developers with their "Certified developer" program that starts in September (I think). /e/ OS offers cloud accounts for backup and data sync but you can self host as well (I run everything to a TrueNas with Nextcloud) IMHO self hosting is the better option, why take the data from google and give it to someone else.
Which reminds me I have a couple of devices to experiment on, one of them a tablet. Thanks! :)
The site has a lot of info on rooting/unlocking/jail breaking/etc. for various devices: https://xdaforums.com/
Will take a look, thank you!