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I'm currently using an Android 6 phone. Fortunately, it is still possible to use Termux on it. Some things are not available (extra repositories) but many things are still here.

I find things like termux most useful with network connectivity, and a device you can't update should never be connected to a network.

Maximum snark: That covers most Android devices, then.

I find Termux most useful when I don't have connectivity. Two thirds of what I do in Termux could also be done over SSH, but I like keeping it local.

I beg to differ. Network connectivity in a managed home environment is fine. I use Termux to transfer backups, images, PDFs between my home server and an "old" Nexus7 tablet. And I sometimes use it as an offline map device while hiking, after downloading OSM maps and gpx files with track infos.

Put LineageOS on it.