Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ vs Raspberry Pi Zero

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Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ compared with Zero

	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 3 Model A+	Raspberry PiZero
Overview
Released
Released	November 2018	November 2015
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2837B0 (Arm Cortex-A53)	Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)
CPU cores
CPU cores	4 (better)	1
Clock
Clock	1.4 GHz (better)	1 GHz
Memory
Memory	512 MB	512 MB
CPU
CPU	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A53 at 1.4GHz	Single-core ARM11 (ARM1176JZF-S) at 1GHz
GPU
GPU	VideoCore IV; OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0; H.264 and MPEG-4 decode (1080p30), H.264 encode (1080p30)	VideoCore IV
Memory
Memory	512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM	512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM
Storage
Storage	microSD card slot; improved USB mass-storage booting	microSD card slot
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
USB ports
USB ports	1	1
Display outputs
Display outputs	1	1
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	No
Ports
Ports	1 × USB 2.0, full-size HDMI, 4-pole stereo 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
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 4.2, BLE; modular compliance certification	–
GPIO
GPIO	Extended 40-pin header	Unpopulated 40-pin header, same pinout as Model A+, B+ and 2B
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	MIPI CSI camera port; MIPI DSI display port	Mini 22-pin CSI camera connector from version 1.3 onwards
Design
Size
Size	65 × 56 mm	65 × 30 mm
Power
Power	5V/2.5A DC via micro USB or the GPIO header	Micro USB
Size
Size	65 × 56 mm board	65 × 30 × 5 mm
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	0°C to 50°C	–