The Orange Pi Zero 3W offers a compelling alternative to the Raspberry Pi Zero, featuring a powerful Allwinner A733 SoC and up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM in a compact form factor. Its competitive pricing makes it an attractive option, despite potential initial software availability challenges.
- • Competitive pricing compared to Raspberry Pi 5
- • Comprehensive connectivity (mini HDMI, USB-C with DP Alt mode, MIPI DSI/CSI, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4)
- • Powerful Allwinner A733 octa-core SoC
- • Raspberry Pi Zero form factor compatibility
- • Up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- • 16GB RAM version not yet available
- • Lack of mainline Linux support for Allwinner A733 SoC
- • Software images initially pointing to empty Google Drive shares


