The new Raspberry Pi 4B functional comparison to the Pi 3B+

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In this short video, you will learn about the similarities and the major upgrades between the Raspberry Pi 3B+ and the new Raspberry Pi 4B, which is the same physical size for drop-in substitution and runs the latest version of Raspbian. Differences include the CPU, Bluetooth 5.0 and Ethernet true gigabit upgrades as well as dual 4K micro HDMI ports, up to 4Gb of DDR4 memory and two USB ports upgraded to USB 3.0 standards. Similarities include the 40-pin header, CSI camera port, 4-pole stereo and the display port.

The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is the first pi with a 28 nm processor. Moving to the 28 nm from the 40 nm-based products allows the new Pi to utilize a much more powerful processing core and have better I/O performance. This new Pi could be a full PC replacement. Every engineer and/or maker in the world requires a dual monitor display for desktops. Let’s see how the new pi can increase productivity and allow for writing python and web browsing on two separate screens.

Adding the USB C port was a great move. Hopefully, the rest of the world will adopt this strategy. They have also increased the input current to 3 Amps to handle the increased power needed to run.

Connectivity – the adoption of Bluetooth 5.0 has been incorporated, which will give faster connection speeds along with a more stable Bluetooth experience. Replacing 2 of the 4 existing USB 2.0 ports with USB 3.0 gives expanded capabilities and they have added true Gigabit Ethernet.

Incorporating two micro HDMI ports instead of one full-size port gives the capability to utilize two monitors on your pi or allow for dual monitors in a kiosk or display stand. This was asked for by many of the pi users and the Raspberry Pi foundation listened. The option to output 4K video is another addition that was not on any pi previously. You can have one video output at 4K at 60fps or two at 4K at 30 fps.

And now for the options, yes this has options just like buying a new car. You will have the ability to select the memory of your choice. 1GB, 2GB, and 4 GB are the choices available.

This new Pi will enable you to create to the nth degree with the increased speed, functionality and memory.