Battle of the Zeros
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- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2025
- I took a look at the three main small form factor SBC. They all have the same form factor as the Raspberry Pi Zero. Let’s see how the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, the Radxa Zero 3W, and the Orange Pi Zero 2W compare in a few different categories.
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My lamp broke. Now my room is de-lighted.
(Great video, thank you!)
Thanks for the objective review, Radxa will improve the software and documentation. Starting with the Radxa Imager tool first.
That would be great! Keep me posted on progress!
@Radxa - good to see you’re watching. I really like your hardware, but weak support has kept me from trying a project with your boards. I’ll keep an eye out!
@@SchoolforHackers I am sorry Radxa team is small at the moment and we are catching up, we will become an official Armbian partner to serve our users better.
@@radxa-computer That’s excellent to see! Thanks
The fact you commented is great. I’ve been on the fence for a radxa zero 2 or 3. I might now.
I am delighted that you focused on usability and support. For us hobbyists, giving a concise overview of an expected user experience...kudos to you! Something I wish board manufacturers understood is that most hobbyists lack the dedication and skill set to make something from a spec-sheet and base SDK.
Yeah, not everyone is a software developer
THANK YOU!!! I've been looking for a head-to-head comparison on these specific boards! Much appreciated! 👍
I'm delighted to find a new maker channel with great content!
Thanks!
Delighted to see the different kinds of projects that these little SBCs can be used for. Too many projects! No time!
Make time
I hear you!
Delighted but I feel I need to watch this over again with a notepad so that I can sort of get my head around all the information that you covered without charts 😉
delighted to see a comprehensive comparisons of the boards strengths and weaknesses
Cheers! Thanks for watching
i was truly delighted to see how unbioaased this was and that you arent afraid to just crap on the pi where it deserves to be crapped on, namely, the performance.
Delighted to have found your channel,and it was a fair comparison
Delighted to read this comment 😉
delighted to see more sbc content/comparisons
Delighted! That was a great review. I have selected the OrangePi for my future sUAS (drone) projects. The form factor, OS availability, and amount of RAM are my criteria.
Awesome. Would love to see a drone build
Orange Pi and Radxa's impressive specs are not enough to merit my purchase. Simply delighted!
Got here from the video 'Radxa X2L: Mini PC and a Pi had a BABY!' Nice haircut, very delighted when swapping back to the other video. :)
The hair goes through cycles, thanks ;)
Delighted to find this new channel great side by side review thank you
Cheers! Thanks!
Delighted to watch this video. Super informative thanks. Rarely is the processing power the most important factor for me - documentation and ease of use for the win.
For sure!
delighted that you were consistent in calling it eemc instead of emmc
Thanks for the feedback. I'm saying emmc but because of my accent it might sound like eemc to you
@@makerbymistakelol.
You alright.
i caught the accent after about the third time @makerbymistake said it, im an Aussie we also were taught that m was pronounced EM with the accent on the e. but it had me thinking for a couple of seconds. JMAO
Delighted to see such a great comparison vid.
Was delighted to see these three compared
Delighted to see a good review of these options.
Delighted to see the comparison, the Radxa sounds best for my needs. thanks for doing my homework for me.
I'm always delighted to watch your videos. I always learn something new and I really enjoy them. Keep up the good work!
Cheers! Thanks for watching
I am delighted to watch this comparison of zero boards. Thank you for this great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Delighted to watch your comparison.
delighted to find a new channel!
Thank you. Very delighted indeed about this comparison.
I'm absolutely delighted to find another interesting RUclipsr covering cool electronics! :)
More to come!
Delighted. I too was curious about the small small sbc's... I'm glad I chose to use my Pi zero 2 w as my home DNS only.
Good choice!
I am very Delighted by the results. That 512megs truly gimps the Zero2W. It also used to lock up when pushed a little too hard. Anyway, good video! 🙂
Yeah, the 512 RAM doesn't help
I was delighted to watch this video as a person new to SBC computing. Since this video is a year old, I wonder if the support for the Radxa has matured further to change its score.
Sadly, support hasn't changed for the Radxa board
Delighted to know the differences between the zeros, I was looking to buy one of these for my homelab setup!!
Glad I could help!
Excellent video, I was delighted to watch it!
Cheers!
The Raspberry pi zero needs to be updated to 2gb ram add a couple bucks to the price and most people would agree with the price increase
They want to, but the problem is that there aren't RAM modules that fit in the specific form factor that the Pi Foundation is looking for. This isn't a problem on the other boards because they put components on the bottom, but the Pi has a smooth bottom which complicates things.
delighted . I would love more content on radxa and luckfox , and love your videos not to long not to short
Cheers! I have a couple more videos on Radxa boards. I've been using their boards for a while
I got a couple of these in a drawer because they're cute and i deluded myself into thi king i would use them for something
At least the drawer is providing moral support 😜
I asked on the raspberry pi forum about why the current versions of the OS were not listed. I got no answer and my post was removed without explanation. I guess it's not something they want to talk about. You have download the current image from the web site and then can choose it from the Imager.
The other factor to consider is the community that can support the device. Despite problems with the Raspberry Pi forums and the occasional toxicity of the Raspberry Pi Reddits, I think the Raspberry products still win here.
Delighted. :D
I was super delighted!
Thank You for making this video. It's so elaborate, unbiased and helpful.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
I'd be interested in the radxa zero 2 pro. It seems to be a faster spec than the 3.
The Radxa Zero 2 Pro has a different form factor, so it didn't fit in this comparison. It has a display conector, which is nice, but it lacks in all of the same areas that the Radxa Zero 3W lacks in
@@makerbymistake oh good to know! I assumed the 3w had the same form factor.
@@Aplysia The 3W has the same form factor as the Raspberry Pi Zero. The 2 Pro has a different footprint, it's wider
Microlinix has a great (3rd party) Armbiam image for the Zero 2 Pro that works incredibly well and Joshua Riek has Ubuntu Desktop images for Rockchip. I don't know if he has a Radxa Zero 3W image yet, but I suspect he will as there's one for the Orange Pi 3B which runs on the same processor as the 3W and is pretty decent. The downside of both boards and to be you get the best performance out of them, at least as of now, from third party images.
Delighted! I figured I would learn the basics and start with the Pi Zero 2 W! Once I Master That, I will move up to the Raspberry Pi 5! I want to learn the in’s & out’s of these SBC’s! IOT (internet of things) is The Future! I didn’t have the luxury of a Stable Learning Environment for Many Years of Exile! Now I’m Back, I am eager to learn how to code and develop cool gadgets and Create something Awesome! 😎 this is Great Stuff! I’m sorting out my Amazon Order right now! I want to master these Raspberry Pi’s!
Delighted to see this comparison.
Radxa boards always have great specs, but there's always something lacking elsewhere.
"Delighted" I liked the scientific approach to the ratings. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m delighted. to have found this work up. Thank You
Delighted, thank you for the great content. I am going for the rpi zero 2w to build a camera doorbell as my 1st project.
Nice, and thanks!!
Setting an entire category on "does it have a camera header?" and "are the GPIOs 100% equal to theirs rival?" it's a wild take. Even those 2 points are true there's more to it like an LCD header for projects or industrial use, that most likely it will be the end purpose of most of those SBCs. The performance test was great showing that even the best CPU won't hold up if the software stinks
Definitely Delighted! Great review and at the right time for my project. Thanks.
Thank you, I was wondering about these boards. I was delighted.
Delighted with your comparison of the three small form factor SBC boards. I have the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and I just got the Orange Pi Zero 2W.
The Raspberry Pi has great ease of use and documentation, but average performance. The Orange Pi so far does not have hdmi output, so it is a work in progress.
Delighted
This was an interesting video as I just bought my first SBC, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W.
" delighted " that it covered quite a few aspects of each board.
Delight(ful)ed video.
I agree and am delighted with your grading and that it depends on one’s use case. I used a few Raspberry Pi Zero W’s to ‘smartify’ some UPS’s in my house using NUT. Absolutely minimal performance needed for that… just a usb connector + wifi running headless. I even found a remote iPhone monitoring app. Inexpensive and reliable. 😊
My first impression is, I am delighted to meet you. I learned a lot from this review; Thank you.
I was delighted to see a comparison of these 3 boards. I just bought the RPi board but will have a better idea which board to pick if it doesn’t meet my needs.
I think that's a fair assessment.
Delighted to discover your channel
Delighted I’m just getting into knowing about other options then raspberry pi n small cpu /cp actually been wanted to make something batter then flipper zero lol but ur videos was very informative
I was so delighted to see a video comparing the boards i have just been researching for a quadruped! RPI has the best SBC base, but their boards are just mediocer now considering the technology availability like in the Nvidia jetson Orin. I really need a form factor like these or even the compute modules (comparison suggestion!?), but almost landed on the Radxa for the SoC alone. Considering how amateur my knowledge is on programming, it looks like RPIZ2W is the safest option.
In my opinion, for beginners, the RPi is the best option because of the amazing documentation
delighted to know the orange pi can be used as a desktop successfully!
This was a pretty good video, very informative!
Glad you liked it!
Delighted! Thanks for a great comparison…
Glad you enjoyed it!
Delighted to see your comparison, thank you.
Cheers! Thanks for watching
This was helpful. I'm delighted that there's competition for the Raspberry Pi, but it looks like it's going to be the Pi Zero 2w for me.
Yeah, good to see competition
Thanks for this, I bought a pi zero 2w with the intention of running home assistant on it, but with only 512mb of ram, it is difficult to get running, and kind of sucks to use. I think I am going to repurpose it as an octoeverywhere board for the time being rather than returning it. In the meantime, I was looking into the OPi 2w or the Radxa 3w for HA. Since HA Supervised needs Debian, it looks like either will do nicely, which I am DELIGHTED to see.
The zero boards are kinda limited for operating HA. I'd go with a Pi 4 or a Pi 5
actually the rpizero 2 w supports bookworm and works just fine
I am truly delighted. Currently I am starting my journey with electronics, so I don't have specific plans, but I suppose thet Orange Pi Zero 2W will suits my needs.
I'm delighted, thanks for alternatives
Very informative, plus I like your format and presentation! Thanks and kudos!! Since I want a amall form SBC with good camera capabilities, I'll stick with the Pi Zero 2 W; Ive already excluded ESP32 Cam.
I've been trying to compare the boards instead of just presenting technical information. Glad it was useful
Didn't know orange pi existed until this video. I want to make a micro desktop now. A camping computer in an ammo box 😊
It would work pretty well for that purpose!
Delighted. I am just getting into the Raspberry PI but had seen the Orange PI and was wondering if it was a better option for an LLM. That's how I found your channel. Thank you for the info. I might give the Orange a try for the Deepseek R1 project, but I will stick to Raspberry's for everything else. Have a good one.
I just released a new video comparing the Pi 5 and the Rock 5C when it comes to LLMs. The Rock 5C and the Orange Pi have the same CPU/NPU. Go check it out!!
the new sbc from Radxa, the NIO 12L, is also pretty good with dual 4k output, mediatek genio 1200, and 16 gigs of RAM.
Just found your channel and wow, what a fantastic job. Followed!🎉 (Delighted)
Delighted to see a review that didn't stop at the paper specs, as others noted great hardware with poor documentation and support is a paperweight.
One thing I wish more reviews focused on was the low level hardware, to me the real selling point of these sbcs is the ability to directly interface and control hardware in a project. This seems pretty glossed over usually, with a brief mention of a number of gpio (which is cool, but other peripherals and especially niche ones like i2s go unmentioned entirely).
When I heard the way you are trying to get people to comment on your video, I was Delighted. Actually Smart though! It works!
Thanks for watching!
Hi Delighted, nice comparative test with simple but efficient criteria easy to remove if somebody doesn't care about a particular test - this kind of test is quite important, because results sometimes bring surprises up. :)
As a known liar, I was delighted to not watch to the end. 😉
I know you did ;)
Great video. I was delighted to see a Wisconsin license plate on your pegboard.
Thanks, glad you noticed it!
Great video delighted with the score.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great comparison! It's good to see more Orange Pi zero 2W videos on youtube. By the way, one major difference that puts the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W way back is the RAM memory which is DDR2, besides Orange Pi and Radxa that have DDR4 which is a huge difference in speed that sometimes leaves the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W unusable for some applications. Great video!
Yeah, the memory on the Pi model is setting it back, for sure
Thank you for your review of the Zeros SBC, it have been an enlightment for decision on selection of board for tiny small projects, as for the camera related i would also consider Milk-V duo board although it would have a the lowest score for the stated criteria
I am delighted I used an RPI zero 2 iny recent project. Power consumption was my top prio, btw :)
Which is the best choice for light weight Image Processing and ML tasks? Consider the price to performance when recommending.🙂
Subscribed - delighted.
Delighted. Interesting comparison. I've subbed.
Cheers. Thanks for watching. More SBC comparisons coming
Delighted! great review!
I appreciate that review. In fact, one could say I'm delighted with it. With Zeroish things, I would be interested in performance to power consumption.
Yeah, I'll include power performance in future comparisons. But power draw really depends on processing load and attached hardware
Delighted to know if you evaluated the Radxa wi-fi capability? Asking because I got it when it first came out and their drivers for their own images were not working. I had to use Armbian to get its full functionality.
Thanks for watching. WiFi was working fine with Radxa's Debian image for me.
Great video, completely delighted.
No documents for rockchip..useless you wont find any help online if stuck sumwhere
Delighted to see this comparison. I own a Orange Pi 2W and a Radxa Zero 3E(basically the 3W but 1Gbps ethernet instead of WiFi). Can not agree more on the underwhelming state of Radxa's documentation and "Official" OS. Building the Radxa Zero 3E as a PiKVM and the Orange Pi Zero 2W has been a USB OTG Tailscale router for over a year.
Radxa has great potential but haven't done anything meaningful in terms of documentation in the last few years
@makerbymistake That is unfortunate, it is such nice hardware.
I love different OS's for Raspberry Pi. I have the Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB in the Vilros Keyboard TouchPad Hub Running Berryboot OS's and recently did a 128 GB SD for Windows 11. I use Libreoffice in safe mode and configure Disable Hardware acceleration to get better performance. I just picked the Pi Zero 2W for a SNES MSU-1 Emulator. I picked up two Pico NES systems from Ali E too. I highly recommend the Uperfect touch screen monitor 15.6 ". It's really nice. The Rapoo K2800 keyboard as well for different things. The scroll wheel is a must.
I was delighted and appreciate the time you invested.
I have and OrangePi with 1.5Mb and the expansion board to make embedded development, easier, (Ethernet speeds things up) I had hopes of using the 24 pin pin connector in place of the 40 gpio pins for some embedded apps, but it appears to be connected to an ASIC chip which locks in the pin functions.
One disappointment in the Orangepi is the lack of GPU support in all the linux distributions, maybe it works in android? The vast variety of ready to run Raspberry pi code gives that board a huge advantage for rookies who need to build on to a working code base.
For sure
Delighted 👍🏾 I’m just here for the knowledge 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Delighted, thanks for your effort
Thanks for watching!
Never expected to see Andy Samberg talk about SBCs
Hearing about the Radxa Nio 12L is quite interesting one in terms of the performance and also with the integrated mediatek chipset.
Delighted. thanks for this great explanation.
Cheers!
Looking at supported OSes by number of available images is very misleading. You should check out how fast manufacturer abandons support for their boards. For example I have "Orange Pi One" which had Ubuntu and Debian images available in ~2020. And zero updates after that. So while I have few perfectly working hardware boards none of these are usable due to lack of up to date software side (and I don't want to run old, vulnerable OSes).
Raspberry Pi OS (32bit) supports ALL existing raspberry pi boards and is still updated/maintained.
That is a good point
1st gen Raspberry Pis still have some 3rd party distro support! To me support and cost are the important things for an SBC.
I am delighted to have gotten the orange pi zero 2 w with 4gb ram version. I am going to use it for a handheld cyberdeck!
Sounds fun, I'd love to see how it turns out!
Delighted to see this, thank you. I actually (sort of) use pi zeroes as a desktop, though mainly to VNC to a Ubuntu desktop