When comparing Qualcomm DragonBoard 410C vs NanoPi M4, the Slant community recommends Qualcomm DragonBoard 410C for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers?” Qualcomm DragonBoard 410C is ranked 1st while NanoPi M4 is ranked 54th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Very powerful
Pro 6 core HexaCore, compact nvme extender, 4GB RAM
Pro Open Source
Works with mainline Linux kernel and open source Mesa Panfrost drivers.
Pro Many ports
4 x USB3
2 x USB2 available via pins
PCI-E available via pins
Pro Fast
Rockchip 3399 with two fast A72 cores. Good heatsink limites throttling.
Cons
Con Quite expensive
It's expensive for an SBC.
Con Slow
The unit is not up to par with similar single board computers running more than twice the performance per dollar.
Con Obsolete
Con Not popular enough so there are less examples out there
Con Bleeding edge...
To have mainline kernel requires a bit of tinkering (e.g. installing Armbian). Panfrost drivers for 3d acceleration are not mature and crash sometimes...