2.8. Features

This page contains an operating system comparison table for common/important features.

Desktop

Feature	nyxOS	Linux (also known as GNU/Linux)	FreeBSD	Plan 9
SMP	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NUMA	No (planned)	Yes	Yes	No
Full Disk Encryption	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Exploit Mitigations	No (planned)	Yes	Yes	No
OpenGL/Vulkan	Yes (only OpenGL with CPU emulation)	Yes	Yes	No
UEFI Boot Loader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
IDE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SATA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NVMe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PCI	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PCIe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
USB	Yes (incomplete)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ethernet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	No (planned)	Yes	Yes	No
Bluetooth	No (planned)	Yes	Yes	No

Mobile

Feature	nyxOS	Android	iOS
File-based Encryption	No	Yes	Not documented
Sandboxing	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB Tethering	No (planned)	Yes	Yes
NFC	No (planned)	Yes	Yes
GPS	No (planned)	Yes	Yes
Sensors	No (planned)	Yes	Yes
Factory Reset	No (planned)	Yes	Yes