Difference between Banana Pi and Raspberry Pi
Last Updated :
12 Jun, 2020
1. Banana Pi :
Banana Pi is a single-board computer that is used to serve as a competitor of Raspberry Pi. It provides an open-source platform that runs an open-source operating system. This device runs Android 4.2 which is considered better than Raspberry Pi. With its advantage in the operating system, it is capable to run a light game on HD. This is used by developers who need high computation with open source support.
2. Raspberry Pi :
Raspberry Pi is also a single board computer but this used to enable the people to learn new languages at a minimalistic cost. It is a device that supports Python language and it is used to do anything that a computer can do keeping in mind the processing. This is highly used by computer developers who need computer supports at a low cost in several projects
Difference between Banana Pi and Raspberry Pi :
Basis of |
Banana Pi |
Raspberry Pi |
CPU |
It uses A20 – Cortex A7 -1 GHz – dual-core processor |
Uses 1.2Ghz 64bit Quad-Core Processor |
RAM |
For its functioning it uses 1 GB DDR3 |
For its performance uses 1GB DDR2 RAM |
GPIO |
It uses 26 pin expansion header |
Uses 40 pin expansion header |
GPU |
For graphic requirements uses ARM Mali400MP2 GPU |
For graphic capability uses Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU. |
Board Size |
Dimensions are 92 x 60 mm |
Dimensions are 85.6 x 56 x 21 mm |
USB Port |
It uses 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x MicroUSB ports |
It uses 4 x USB 2.0 ports |
Audio/Video Port |
It has 3.5 mm, on-board microphone input and 1 x HDMI for audio and video port respectively |
It has one 3.5 mm input and 1 x HDMI – 1.3 for audio and video port respectively |
Ethernet |
It has 1 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet port |
It has 1 x 10/100 Ethernet port. |
OS Support |
It is supported by OpenSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu etc. |
It is supported by Windows IoT Core, Raspbian, OSMX, Linux, etc. |
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