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Add to SafariWhen comparing Android-x86 vs Droid4X, the Slant community recommends Android-x86 for most people. In the question“What are the best ways to run/emulate Android on a PC?” Android-x86 is ranked 6th while Droid4X is ranked 9th.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro It's a complete port of Android to x86
Pro Has Bluetooth & WiFi support
Pro Stable device support
Runs on more devices than any other available Android on a PC product presently available, KitKat, Lollipop, all open source.
Pro Actively developed
Since 2009 the pet project of running Android on a PC by a highly respected developer, has gathered many developer contributions from the open source community...and in 2015 they are still going strong and delivering. Contributors are welcomed and needed for ongoing development work, any donations are accepted.
Pro Open source
Using Open Source Mesa for GPU / Video and presently up to Linux Kernel 4.0.6, with some Kernel 4.1 test builds available from contributors....
Pro Can run dual operating systems smoothly
Flip easily between Windows an Android OS with ease and no performance degradation.
Pro Install apps 3 ways
Drag and drop to install or use the apps store or run .apk apps directly to install.
Pro GPS simulation
Pro Remote controller options
Use your smart phone to remotely control your Droid4X games (or customize your keyboard)!
Pro Touch screen support
Very responsive touchscreen for great game play.
Pro Free
Pro Great integration with Windows + tablets
Allows for hard or virtual (screen) keyboards, customize RAM and CPU's used, window size or full screen, swipe between Windows 10 and Droid4X, and allows for 1 folder share (local or LAN) as SD
Pro Amazing graphics
Graphics are exceptional (high end games as well as low end).
Cons
Con Slow performance
Runs very slow which is not efficient.
Con Short list of supported devices
Currently it's tested on only the following devices:
- ASUS Eee PCs/Laptops
- Viewsonic Viewpad 10
- Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
- Samsung Q1U
- Viliv S5
- Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet
Check them out, download a build and try it for yourself, read their forums and see what is presently happening, from the SurfacePRO 3 work in progress to the older Asus T100 ongoing work and many other PC's, Laptop, 2-in-1's, the older Surface 2, Dell XPS 12, Dell Venue 8, HP Stream, Sony Viao and many others. AOSP KitKat is their present released product, Lollipop version 5.1.1 is their present development cycle. There are builds available for either.
Con Win 10 sleep mode issues
Coming out of Windows 10 sleep mode tends to lockup this emulator. Restarting the emulator seems to be the only option (emulator appears to still be running, but the Android OS is frozen - apps/icons, menu's, google store, etc. )
Con Windows Only
Con Custom "Recommand" tab screen from homepage is useless
Gives error "The Contents is not provided in you region".
Con Gyro sensing not working
Con Pressing the Home/Back/Task-List icons may cause some lag for the emulator
Con The default home screen is not customizable
Con Buttons on the auto-hide navigation bar are too small
Con No widget support
Con Native screen auto-rotation is only for 180, no 90/-90 except for some inplay games.
Con Latest version used is Android 4.2.2
