Raspberry Pi Pico vs Raspberry Pi Pico W

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Pico compared with Pico W

	Raspberry PiPico	Raspberry PiPico W
Overview
Released
Released	January 2021	June 2022
Performance
Processor
Processor	Raspberry Pi RP2040 (Arm Cortex-M0+)	Raspberry Pi RP2040 (Arm Cortex-M0+)
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	2
Clock
Clock	0.133 GHz	0.133 GHz
Memory
Memory	264 KB	264 KB
CPU
CPU	Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ at up to 133MHz; RP2040 made on a 40nm process	Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ at up to 133MHz (RP2040)
Memory
Memory	264KB on-chip SRAM	264KB on-chip SRAM
Storage
Storage	2MB on-board QSPI flash; UF2 bootloader in ROM	2MB on-board QSPI flash
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	Yes
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
USB ports
USB ports	1	1
Display outputs
Display outputs	0	0
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	No
Ports
Ports	Micro USB for power and data (USB 1.1 controller and PHY with host and device support); 2 × UART, 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 16 × PWM channels, 8 × PIO state machines	Micro USB for power and data (USB 1.1 controller and PHY with host and device support); 2 × UART, 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 16 × PWM channels, 8 × PIO state machines
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi with on-board antenna; Bluetooth 5.2 with LE Central and Peripheral roles and Bluetooth Classic; modular compliance certification
GPIO
GPIO	40-pin 0.1″ through-hole pads with castellated edges; 26 GPIO, 3 of which can be analogue inputs; header not fitted (Pico H has headers)	40-pin 0.1″ through-hole pads with castellated edges; 26 GPIO, 3 of which can be analogue inputs; header not fitted (Pico WH has headers)
Design
Size
Size	21 × 51 mm	21 × 51 mm
Power
Power	1.8–5.5V DC	1.8–5.5V DC
Size
Size	21 × 51 × 1 mm	21 × 51 × 1 mm
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	−20°C to +85°C	−20°C to +70°C