Orange pi or Android box

[Joao Ferreira]

Hi i'm interested in buying an orange pi , i'm interested in running linux and android and the use is for some gaming, using for facebook internet etc.

 

Questions i like to have some help. 1 - Can i run games like gangstar vegas, gta San andres , the orange pi  is good  for this type of games on android  or i have problems it temperature?  And i know for this type  of use  the orange pi needs a coler.

 

2-  I'm a beginer in linux it's easy to install and run some software that i can  use for some works?

 

3 - In daily are much difference  if i compare a orange  pi and a android box?  

 

Thank you for all your help, and  remember i'm beteween orange pi or a android box the  reason i like more orange pi  is beacause it was more SO choices.  

[damies]

Hi Joao,

 

1) I have never tried playing games on an Orange Pi, but the CPU should be fast enough for most android games. Some of the Orange Pi's can run Android (i'm not sure about all? not really my area of interest).

 

I would suggest you get one of the Orange Pi models with H3 processor and 1G ram and existing images for Android and Desktop Linux, you can see here for the android images (http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/) and here for a linux Desktop image (http://armbian.com/download/)

 

The best bet for you to start out would be to use 2 SD cards, one for the Linux Desktop, one for Android. Use the Android for you games, then switch card when you want to play with linux.

 

2) Installing software on Linux is easier than Windows, about the same as Android or IOS, On the Armbian linux desktop use the Synaptic Package Manager (it's already installed, more info here: http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic/action.html)

 

3) The Android version on the Orange Pi is Android, so no.

 

The following is the same for the Orange Pi as for any other Android box that you would plug into a TV:

 

If you are expecting a tablet / phone like experience, you will need a touch screen (I have no experience with this) but from what I understand a touch screen with HDMI and USB would be what you want.

 

I would suggest you try just plugging in the Orange PI to your TV with a USB keyboard and mouse first try it out and see how you go. You may also want to try with a USB game pad, but again I have not tried that either.

 

 

 

Well, Hope I've helped.... Good luck,

 

Dave.