Building a scratch built gaming device (Andriod)

[TheonecalledJim]

Is it possible to build an Android tablet using non mobile components, that can rival a flagship phone? I was thinking a raspberry pi type design, something I can plug and play.

[kelvinhall05]

No

[TheonecalledJim]

3 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

No

Why? I 've been looking at the Banana Pi BPI-R2 MT7623N Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 2G DDR3 4G as a starting board.

[Kilrah]

Well it's a lot bigger than a tablet, far from plug and play, uses essentially mobile components and ones that are way inferior to a flagship phone...

[kelvinhall05]

3 minutes ago, TheonecalledJim said:

Why? I 've been looking at the Banana Pi BPI-R2 MT7623N Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 2G DDR3 4G as a starting board.

That is slower than even budget Android phones, not even close to being "tablet sized" once you account for all the other stuff you need, and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you won't consider it "plug and play" enough.

[TheonecalledJim]

Yes, I think I may have worded my original question wrongly. My intention is to build a test bed running stock Android, then to water-cool, add modules, then add a large touchscreen monitor. To have a mobile/Tablet experience but home built but on a much larger screen.

[TheonecalledJim]

Looking for suggestions.

 

[badreg]

17 minutes ago, TheonecalledJim said:

To have a mobile/Tablet experience but home built but on a much larger screen.

Have you considered just getting a touchscreen AIO and running an Android emulator? It's going to end up a lot cheaper and perform better than what you are considering.

[marti23]

On 3/13/2021 at 12:58 AM, TheonecalledJim said:

Yes, I think I may have worded my original question wrongly. My intention is to build a test bed running stock Android, then to water-cool, add modules, then add a large touchscreen monitor. To have a mobile/Tablet experience but home built but on a much larger screen.

It is possible to buy a touch screen for 90$ or so from AliExpress, but in terms of performance you will not get any close to a budget smartphone. If you intend to be a 24/7 working weather or time viewer, then it might be a overkill. I would ask kindly to tell me what you would use it for.