BlueStacks vs Anbox
When comparing BlueStacks vs Anbox, the Slant community recommends Anbox for most people. In the question“What are the best ways to run/emulate Android on a PC?” Anbox is ranked 6th while BlueStacks is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Anbox is:
Its fast since there is no emulation layer.
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Pros
Pro Easy to use and set up
For end users who are not developers, Bluestacks is perfect for the simple reason that it is just one click install, one just need to download the package and install it on windows or Mac to start accessing games and apps. It is just simple!
Pro Decent performance
Pro Creates shortcuts for Android apps
A folder on the desktop with shortcuts to apps will be created. Opening a shortcut will start up BlueStacks and run the selected app.
Pro Designed with gaming in mind
Pro Built-in search allows quickly looking up and installing apps
Pro Can install apps from Stores and from APK files
Installing apps from APK files is important for developing purpose
Pro No need to register in order to download and install
Only a Google account is needed, which is the same as setting up an Android phone.
Pro Can transfer files between BlueStacks and Windows host
There are shared folders for this purpose.
Pro Can run multiple instances
Now, running multiple instances of BlueStacks is possible even with different Google Accounts.
Pro Fast
Its fast since there is no emulation layer.
Cons
Con Does not run on Linux
Only for Windows and Mac OSX.
Con Default home screen can not be customized and lags a lot
Con Default launcher hides almost all normal Android functionality
The default launcher acts like a portal to launch games and not much else. If you're looking for a stock setup without much tweaking, look elsewhere.
Con Limited Linux Distribution
Only works on Ubuntu & debian don't Support Fedora/CentOs.
Con Linux only
Works only on linux since it uses the Systems Linux kernel instead of the Android Linux kernel.