Raspberry Pi Zero vs Raspberry Pi Zero W

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Zero compared with Zero W

	Raspberry PiZero	Raspberry PiZero W
Overview
Released
Released	November 2015	February 2017
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)	Broadcom BCM2835 (Arm1176JZF-S)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Clock
Clock	1 GHz	1 GHz
Memory
Memory	512 MB	512 MB
CPU
CPU	Single-core ARM11 (ARM1176JZF-S) at 1GHz	Single-core ARM1176JZF-S at 1GHz
GPU
GPU	VideoCore IV	VideoCore IV
Memory
Memory	512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM	512MB
Storage
Storage	microSD card slot	microSD card slot
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	1	1
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	No
Ports
Ports	Micro USB On-The-Go data port, micro USB power, mini HDMI; unpopulated composite video header	Micro USB On-The-Go data port, micro USB power, mini HDMI; composite video and reset headers
Displays
Displays	Mini HDMI up to 1080p60; composite video header	Mini HDMI; composite video header
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi (Cypress CYW43438); Bluetooth 4.0, BLE
GPIO
GPIO	Unpopulated 40-pin header, same pinout as Model A+, B+ and 2B	HAT-compatible 40-pin header, unpopulated (pre-soldered on Zero WH)
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	Mini 22-pin CSI camera connector from version 1.3 onwards	CSI camera connector
Design
Size
Size	65 × 30 mm	65 × 30 mm
Power
Power	Micro USB	Micro USB
Size
Size	65 × 30 × 5 mm	65 × 30 mm, the same form factor as Zero and Zero 2 W