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Raspberry Pi Zero W
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Raspberry Pi · Zero

Zero W

Released February 2017

Raspberry Pi Zero with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, keeping the 1GHz single-core processor and 512 MB of memory in the same 65 × 30 mm board, for small connected projects.

Processor
Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)
Clock
1 GHz
Memory
512 MB
Wi-Fi
Yes

Performance

Processor
Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)
CPU cores
1
Clock
1 GHz
Memory
512 MB
CPU
Single-core ARM1176JZF-S at 1GHz
GPU
VideoCore IV
Memory
512MB
Storage
microSD card slot

Connections

Wi-Fi
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Ethernet
No
USB ports
1
Display outputs
1
GPIO pins
40
PCIe
No
Ports
Micro USB On-The-Go data port, micro USB power, mini HDMI; composite video and reset headers
Displays
Mini HDMI; composite video header
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi (Cypress CYW43438); Bluetooth 4.0, BLE
GPIO
HAT-compatible 40-pin header, unpopulated (pre-soldered on Zero WH)
Camera and display connectors
CSI camera connector

Design

Size
65 × 30 mm
Power
Micro USB
Size
65 × 30 mm, the same form factor as Zero and Zero 2 W

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 built in
  • Camera connector
  • Same size as Raspberry Pi Zero

Cons

  • Single-core CPU
  • 2.4GHz-only Wi-Fi
  • One micro USB data port; GPIO header not fitted (fitted on Zero WH)

Closest rivals

Model
ProcessorClockMemoryWi-FiReleased
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (Arm Cortex-A53)1.4 GHz512 MBYesNov 2018
Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)1 GHz512 MBNoNov 2015
Broadcom BCM2837 (Arm Cortex-A53)1.2 GHz1 GBYesFeb 2016

Newer model: Zero 2 W.

Sources

  1. raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-zero-w-joins-family
  2. github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/master/documentation/asciidoc/compute…
  3. pip.raspberrypi.com/categories/592-raspberry-pi-zero-w
  4. pip-assets.raspberrypi.com/categories/584-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w/documents/RP-00…

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