A perfect companion to makers, coders, and computer enthusiasts alike, the affordable series single board computer has sold over 25 million units since it was first released in 2012. Since then, it has been used in robot brains, smart home hubs, media centers, retro gaming stations, networked AI cores, factory controllers, and more. The Raspberry Pi was first designed to let makers experiment and learn about building hardware and software. Over the years, it became one of the most popular computer brands. We’ve seen the low-cost microcomputer be used at NASA to 3D printer controllers and emulating old school gaming consoles.
The Raspberry Pi 4 has the same basic shape and size as the Raspberry Pi 3 but boasts dual HDMI outputs, better USB and Ethernet performance. A few other notable features onboard wireless connectivity and Bluetooth 5.0. The Raspberry Pi 4 will remain in production until January 2026.
Specifications
Processor: Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
Graphics: OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics with H.265 (4kp60 decode), H264 (1080p60 decode, 1080p30 encode) video codecs
SDRAM: 2GB, LPDDR4-2400 SDRAM
LAN / WLAN: Integrated 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled (requires separate PoE HAT)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
Connectors: Micro-SD card slot for loading operating system and data storage
Ports: Raspberry Pi standard 40 pin GPIO header (fully backwards compatible with previous boards)
Audio: 4-pole stereo audio and composite video port