1, support for different software formats
Android system supports APK suffix file format, while the linux system to run APK software requires a JAVA virtual machine environment to run.
2, running platforms are different
Android is a Linux-based free and open source operating system. It is mainly used in mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, and is led and developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.
The linux system runs on both mobile devices and computers. Linux is a free-to-use and freely distributed Unix-like operating system, a multi-user, multi-tasking, multi-threaded and multi-CPU operating system based on POSIX and Unix.
Along with the development of the Internet, Linux has received support from software enthusiasts, organizations, and companies from all over the world. It has made great strides in personal computers and embedded systems, in addition to maintaining strong momentum in server operating systems.
3, linux system contains Android system, Android system does not linux system
Android is a kind of operating system developed based on Linux kernel. So Android can also be considered a kind of Linux system. Because he is based on the Linux kernel running on top of a java virtual machine environment.