The Pico Pi 2 is a mini single-board computer that you’ll recognize by its concept and design, very similar to the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, which happens to be the most advanced from the UK-based non-profit that’s leading the sale. in this SBC segment.

The Pico Pi V2.0 was created by Chinese manufacturer 9Tripod and is almost exactly the same size and shape, and even has a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin connector to allow the use of some Raspberry Pi HATs.

The big difference lies in the SoC used, and Rockchip RK3588S which provides more features than the Broadcom Raspberry Pi 4 thanks to some main components, among which we can mention:

• 4 CPU cores ARM Cortex-A76 2.4 GHz.
• 4 ARM Cortex-A55 CPU cores at 1.8 GHz.
• Graphics Mali-G610MC4
• One NPU (Neural Processing Unit for AI Acceleration) of the 6 BEST NPUs.

Another difference comes from better connectivity of this Pico Pi 2, with a micro HDMI 2.1 port and a USB Type-C port with DisplayPort Alt Mode support, which improves upon the previous versions of HDMI offered by the Raspberry Pi. It also has gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, two USB 2.0 Type-A ports for compatibility, and a microSD card reader.

The board is compatible with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. There is also a second USB Type-C port, which is used exclusively for power. The board is powered by a 5V/3A source). Pico Pi V2.0 will be sold in different configurations depending on memory and storage, from 1 GB to 32 GB LPDDR4x RAM and a connector for eMMC flash memory that can go from 4 GB to 128 GB.

You can already find some versions on Aliexpress, such as the one that includes 8 GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash from 144 euros. It is one of the best Raspberry Pi 4 clones with Rockchip RK3588 SoC, widely used in single board computers and with support for Linux and Android.