Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 2 Model B vs Raspberry Pi Zero

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Raspberry Pi 2 Model B compared with Zero

	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 2 Model B	Raspberry PiZero
Overview
Released
Released	February 2015	November 2015
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2836 (Arm Cortex-A7)	Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)
CPU cores
CPU cores	4 (better)	1
Clock
Clock	0.9 GHz	1 GHz (better)
Memory
Memory	1 GB (better)	512 MB
CPU
CPU	Quad-core Arm Cortex-A7 at 900MHz on BCM2836 (revision 1.1); revision 1.2 uses BCM2837 and revision 1.3 BCM2837B0	Single-core ARM11 (ARM1176JZF-S) at 1GHz
GPU
GPU	VideoCore IV	VideoCore IV
Memory
Memory	1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM	512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM
Storage
Storage	microSD card slot	microSD card slot
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	No
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	No
USB ports
USB ports	4 (better)	1
Display outputs
Display outputs	1	1
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	No
Ports
Ports	4 × USB 2.0, 100Mb/s Ethernet, full-size HDMI, 3.5 mm audio and composite video jack, micro USB power	Micro USB On-The-Go data port, micro USB power, mini HDMI; unpopulated composite video header
Displays
Displays	1 × full-size HDMI	Mini HDMI up to 1080p60; composite video header
GPIO
GPIO	40-pin header	Unpopulated 40-pin header, same pinout as Model A+, B+ and 2B
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	15-pin CSI camera port; 15-pin DSI display port	Mini 22-pin CSI camera connector from version 1.3 onwards
Design
Size
Size	85 × 56 mm	65 × 30 mm
Power
Power	5V via micro USB	Micro USB
Size
Size	85 × 56 mm board	65 × 30 × 5 mm