The Raspberry Pi Zero Killer! Radxa Zero First Look

This Super tiny Single Board computer destroys the Raspberry Pi Zero!
This is the all-new Radxa Zero with 4GB of Ram and 32GB of onboard EMMc storage but it can be configured up to 128GB and it can output 4K 60Hz. It has a quad-core 1.8GHz CPU AC wifi Bluetooth 5.0 and USB Type C all with the same footprint as the Raspberry Pi Zero W. mIn this video we test out an early build of Android 9 but this also supports Ubuntu and Batocera. We test out some Video playback, Run some Native android games and finally see how well it handled some emulators like PPSSPP for PSP, Mupen64 for N64, and Flycast for Dreamcast.

Radxa Zero Specs:
CPU: S905X Quad Cortex-A53 1.8 GHz, 12nm process
GPU: Mali G31 MP2
RAM: LPDDR4 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB
Storage: eMMC 5.1 8/16/32/64/128GB and SD card
Wireless: WiFi4/BT4 or WiFi5/BT5
USB: One USB 2.0 Type C OTG, one USB 3.0 Type C host
GPIO: 40Pin GPIO, ADC/UART/SPI/PWM
Others: Crypto Engine, support external antenna, one button

00:00-Intro
00:30-Overview
01:31-Specs
02:39-Boot
04:06-Android Overview
04:43-Video Playback
05:32-Native Android Gaming
06:47-PSP Emulation PPSSPP
07:37-N64 Emulation Mupen64 AE
07:58-Dreamcast Emulator FlyCast RetroArch
08:27-Final Thoughts

Equipment I Use:

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[CraftComputing]

That's a seriously cool little board. Lots of potential for SFF projects with it.

[keithmiller]

Interesting board but as always it depends on OS and wider software support.

[darnell]

This is probably the most exciting product I've seen in a while, can't wait to get my hands on one of these!

ETA, when you revisit this board please stack it up against the Pi Zero and the Pi 4 in power consumption, as that's one of the biggest draws of the Zero over the full sized Pi in many projects, even moreso sometimes than form-factor.

Keep it up!

[easyfix]

Thanks for the first look on this. Two quick thoughts.. the Zero W has wifi/bluetooth and might be closer feature set to compare than the native Zero. Also I would love to have seen the power consumption of the Radxa and how that compares. I have couple couple projects where I went with Zero W because it uses a fraction of the energy as other Pi's while only giving up a little performance.

[ytytiuiu]

Price & Models
512MB LPDDR4 with WiFi4/BT4 - 15$
1GB LPDDR4 with WiFi4/BT4 - 20$
2GB LPDDR4 with 8GB eMMC, WiFi5/BT5 - 30$
4GB LPDDR4 with 16GB eMMC, WiFi5/BT5 - 45$

[mikepirrone]

Can't wait for this to be put in a portable system

[kristiansims]

It’s always just as the pi killers start to show up when the pi foundation surprise us with a new board, so I’m looking forward to the next zero model to replace this like the current zero W did the ntc chip, may it rest in pieces…

[methanoid]

been waiting for this board since it was announced

[RCfromtheNYC]

I'd never thought I'd say "PiZero Killer" but this might be it.
I wonder if Batocera on this board can handle PS1, Dreamcast, Atomiswave/Naomi, and PSP.

[williamhart]

Really nice little SBC keep up the good work radxa .. and I'm looking forward to seeing your next video on that board ETA Prime

[UmbreonNation]

Please include the pricing as well in the next video for the different models when comparing to the Pi Zero and Pi Zero W
The reason for why the latter two are popular is because of their very very affordable pricing, I don't think the one you were running is going to be as cheap as they are.

[joeyhillers]

Ok, hear me out. Stick retro arch on this, add a small joystick and stick this little sucker in a custom case to make a portable gaming machine.

[Hxx]

This would be perfect for a DIY linux phone. Someone just really needs to make an antenna hat for it...

[SRC]

This could be a brain chip, and shout out to Vanced YouTube and SponsorBlock

[askdavidhow]

This is exciting 🙌 More cores, more RAM and more and higher clock speed!! Where can I get one?

My dream handheld, here we come!!

[thedungeondelver]

In 5 more years ETA will be talking about a sbpc the size of a grain of rice: "Easily emulates PS5 but you're going to have to lock it at 60fps...fits nicely into a tyelnol capsule-sized case, I'm running retroarch on it with no problems..." Love your videos dude!

[GuyDupont]

Great demo! Love the power, love the emmc, but - the one asterisk on the "same form factor as RPI0" claim is that this board (and the Banana Pi) have components on the bottom, which adds to the effective depth and might make it a deal breaker for folks trying to squeeze it in to small project. I have to imagine it will be fine for a large majority of people. I will certainly be buying a few!

[jakeengland]

This would be great for 3 printer builders wanting to run klipper

[lucasbrown]

Anyone else impressed by the size of the NIO 12L? Tiny powerhouse with a Genio 1200 chip? The possibilities are intriguing! Hearing about the Nio 12L for a longer time!!!

[EliEli-wbhg]

NICE!!! THANKS ETA FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO.