Difference between AIX and Android

1. AIX :
AIX is a series of proprietary operating systems which is provided by IBM. AIX stands for Advanced Interactive eXecutive. Initially it was designed for the IBM RT PC RISC workstation and later it was used for various hardware platforms like IBM RS/6000 series, PowerPC-based systems, System-370 mainframes, PS-2 personal computers and Apple Network Server. It is one of the five commercial operating systems that have versions certified to UNIX 03 standard of The Open Group. The first version of AIX was launched in 1986. The latest stable version of AIX is 7.2.

2. Android :
Android is a mobile operating system which is provided by Google. It is based on the modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software. It is specifically designed for touchscreen mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. It was developed using C, Java, C++ and other languages. The first version of Android was launched by Google in 2008. The latest stable version of Android is Android 10. It is provided totally free of cost. It is the most used operating system overall.

Difference between AIX and Android :

AIX	ANDROID
It was developed and is owned by IBM.	It was developed and is owned by Google LLC.
It was launched in 1986.	It was launched in 2008.
Kernel type is Monolithic with modules.	Kernel type is Linux-based.
Its target system type is Server, NAS and workstation.	Its target system type is smartphones and tablet computers.
It is not free and Bundled with hardware.	It is free of cost as it is inbuilt is smartphones.
It is the most used operating system in personal computers.	It is the most used operating system overall.
Preferred license is Proprietary.	Preferred license is Apache 2.0 and GNU GPLv2.
It is not specifically designed for mobile devices.	It is specifically designed for mobile devices.