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Variscite VAR-SOM-MX8 vs. SolidRun i.MX8M Mini SOM vs. Raspberry Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless)


VAR-SOM-MX8

i.MX8M Mini SOM

Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless)
Manufacturer Variscite SolidRun Raspberry Pi Foundation
Price $ 134.0 - $ 10.0
SoC NXP i.MX 8QuadMax NXP i.MX8M Mini Q Broadcom BCM2835
CPU 2× ARM Cortex-A72 @ 1.8 Ghz
4× ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 Ghz
4× ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 Ghz 1× ARM1176JZF-S @ 1.0 Ghz
GPU 2x GC7000 (2D/3D) GC NanoUltra (3D) + GC320 (2D) VideoCore IV
Embedded MCU 2 x ARM Cortex-M4F - -
RAM 8.0 GiB LPDDR4 4.0 GiB LPDDR4 1.0 GiB DDR3
eMMC 1 × soldered 1 × soldered -
SD - - 1 × bootable: True
USB 1 × host port
1 of which support USB-OTG
2 × host ports 1 × host port
1 of which support USB-OTG
Ethernet
1× 1 Gbps
1× 1 Gbps
Wi-Fi On-board Wi-Fi without external antenna
2.4Ghz b/g/n
5Ghz a/n/ac
On-board Wi-Fi without external antenna On-board Wi-Fi without external antenna
2.4Ghz b/g/n
Bluetooth onboard onboard onboard
Camera up to 1 x inputs up to 1 x inputs up to 1 x inputs
Audio 1 × outputs
1 × line-in
1 × mic-in
1 × I2S

1 × spdif-out
1 × outputs
1 × I2S
GPIO - 75 40
PWM - 4 2
I2C 4 2 1
SPI 4 1 1
UART 5 3 1
Pin header - - HAT (Raspberry Pi)
Form factor - - Raspberry Pi Zero
Dimensions 68 mm x 52 mm 47 mm x 30 mm 65 mm x 30 mm x 5 mm
Temperature -25.0°C - 85.0°C 0.0°C - 70.0°C 0.0°C - 50.0°C
Software Linux: True
Android: yes
Linux: True
Android: yes
Linux: True (mainline)