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    Orange Pi Zero2 – Allwinner H616 SBC with Dual-Band Wi-Fi

    By androidpimpOctober 30, 2020Updated:November 2, 2020No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Table of Contents
    1. Orange PI Zero VS Orange Pi Zero2 (Old vs New)
    2. Hardware
    3. Pi Zero2 Hardware Specification
    4. Allwinner H6 Vs H616 Comparison
    5. Pi Zero2 pinout diagram
    6. Practical Applications
    7. Software Support
    8. Where can you buy It?

    Orange PI Zero VS Orange Pi Zero2 (Old vs New)

    Orange Pi Zero VS Orange Orange Pi ZERO2

    Model

    Orange Pi ZERO

    Orange Pi ZERO2

    -

    Hardware features

    SOC

    Allwinner H2+ (32bit)

    Allwinner H616 (64bit)

    CPU architecture

    Cortex-A7

    Cortex-A53

    CPU Frequency

    1.2GHz

    1.5GHz

    Onboard Storage

    TF card slot 2MB SPI Flash

    TF card slot 2MB SPI Flash

    Core number

    4

    4

    Memory bus

    DDR3

    DDR3

    Memory

    256MB/512MB

    512MB/1GB

    WiFi

    2.4GHz

    2.4GHz + 2.5GHz (Dual)

    BT

    -

    BT5.0

    Network

    10M/100M Ethernet

    10M/100M/1000M Ethernet

    USB OUT

    -

    Micro-HDMI

    PCB size

    46x48mm

    53x60mm

    Power Interface

    Micro-USB

    Type-C

    PMU

    -

    Yes

    OS

    Android 4.4/Ubuntu/debian

    Android 10/Ubuntu/debian


    Hardware

    After the Orange Pi Zero launch, a newer improved SBC launched by Shenzhen Xunlong software under the brand name Orange Pi Zero2 — a new successor to the Zero with slightly larger dimensions and more powerful. The board is also outfitted with additional specs over its predecessors, keeping the board relatively small with 63×53 mm dimensions.

    Pi Zero2 Top
    Pi Zero2 Buttom

    Under the hood, the Orange Pi Zero2 is based on an Allwinner H616 SoC with a 64-Bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali G31 MP2, 512Mb/1GB of LPDD3 RAM, and up to 32Gb of storage via micro SD card. The board packs a Micro-HDMI 2.0 port (video output), a USB 20 port, and a USB Type C port. Connectivity features a dual-band WiFi support: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Wi-Fi 4/5), WiFi IPX antenna socket , Bluetooth 5.0, and 1GBps Ethernet. The board has a 26-pin header, 3-pin UART header, 13-pin header, as well as power/status LEDs.

    Pi Zero2 Full

    Pi Zero2 Hardware Specification

    CPUAllwinner H616 64-bit high-performance Quad-core Cortex-A53 processor
    GPUMali G31 MP2 Supports OpenGL ES 1.0/2.0/3.2、OpenCL 2.0
    Video decodingH.265 [email protected] decoder up to [email protected] or [email protected] VP9 Profile 2 decoder up to [email protected] • AVS2 JiZhun 10bit decoder up to [email protected] • H.264 BP/MP/[email protected] decoder up to [email protected]
    Video encodingH.264 BP/MP/HP encoder up to [email protected] or [email protected] JPEG snapshot performance of [email protected]
    Memory (SDRAM)512MB/1GB DDR3 (Shared with GPU)
    Onboard StorageTF card slot
    2MB SPI Flash
    Onboard NetworkSupport 1000M/100M/10M Ethernet
    Onboard WIFI+BTAW859A Chip: Support IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac • Support BT5.0
    Video OutputsMicro HDMI 2.0a up to [email protected]
    TV CVBS output, Support PAL/NTSC(Via 13pin interface board)
    Audio outputMicro HDMI • 3.5mm audio port (Via 13pin interface board)
    Power SourceType-C interface 5V2A input
    USB 2.0 Ports3*USB 2.0 HOST(Two of them are via 13pin interface board)
    Low-level peripherals26pin header with I2C, SPI, UART and multiple GPIO ports.
    13pin header with 2*USB Host, IR pin, Tv-out、AUDIO (no MIC) and 3 GPIO ports
    Debug serial portUART-TX、UART-RX and GND
    LEDPower led & Status led
    IR receiverSupport IR remote control (via 13pin interface board)
    Supported OSAndroid10、Ubuntu、Debian
    Dimension53mm×60mm
    Weight30g

    Allwinner H6 Vs H616 Comparison

    The new Allwinner H616 SoC provides enhanced capabilities in few areas such as [email protected] video decoding, with a reduced power consumption of %20 than the last generation.

    Allwinner also implemented their new self-developed SmartColor3.3TM picture enhancement engine that supports Dolby, and DTS audio processing which makes this hardware very ideal for home multimedia applications, especial for the set-top boxes market.

    Allwinner H6 Vs H616 Soc

    Pi Zero2 pinout diagram

    Pi Zero2 Pinout

    Practical Applications

    Due to the size of the Orange Pi Zero2, we believe it will be most suitable as a mini PC device solution. Combining with 1GB of RAM and 5GHz Wifi band its most likely that you will be able to use it to run KODI under Android 10.0 operating system. If you have ideas and insights about how this SBC can be used, you are welcome to leave your comments.


    Software Support

    The Orange Pi Zero2 features a 26-pin “Raspberry Pi 1” header, possibly making it compatible with HATs and other Pi boards. On the software end, the Orange Pi is reported to be able to take advantage of Android 10.0, Ubuntu, Debian, and most likely also Armbian.


    Where can you buy It?

    Orange Pi Zero2 price is $15.99 for the basic model with 512 MB RAM. For more details, you are welcome to check Xunlong’s Official AliExpress store.  

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    Click here to redirect to Shenzhen Xunlong Software Official AliExpress store.

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