ODROID-XU4 vs Raspberry Pi Zero

Much faster than 10/100 as it contains a gigabit ethernet port.

The performance runs laps around competitors in terms of raw power with its impressive specs and octa-core processing.

Includes fan and heatsink combo standard. Fan spins when CPU is load is high. Other single-board computers require a seperate purchase where fan runs constantly, has improper power supply, or requires complex setup for proper funtion.

The ODROID-XU4 has two USB 3.0 ports. Making it one of the few single board computers to have them.

ODROID supports and can run a full desktop version of Ubuntu. Other than that it can run Android, of which there are some excellent ports for ODROID-XU4.

Some single-board computers have no power button, requiring the power supply to be unplugged or customization to add a button.

It is very good for emulation.

Very good for emulation

Practically very usable general purpose computer experience with much lower power consumption when eMMC 5.0 storage is used for booting.

Many single-board computers require you to purchase a power adapter separately.

Intended to be as cost-effective for younger people to learn basics of IT and Computer Science, Raspberry Pi Zero costs around 5$ while it's W and WH variants costs 10$.

The Raspberry Pi Zero measures only 6.5cmX3cm and is 0.5cm thick. Making it one of the smallest (if not the smallest) single board computer that can run a desktop OS.

The small size makes it extremely portable and manageable, compared for example to the original Raspberry Pi which often looked clunky and large when strapped on something that would be moving.

Raspberry Pi has the largest following of any single-board computer. The amount of guides, tutorials and software available for the Raspberry Pi is unmatched by any other competitor. A regular user has close to no chance to run into a problem that hasn’t been covered already. If a web search doesn’t yield any results, the users on the official forums are very responsive and will usually reply within a day.

great for small projects

Because of its small size and because of the ARM based processor which is extremely energy efficient, it can be run with any kind of external battery pack, even those that are used to charge phones.

This makes it perfect for portable projects that need to be run even when not close to an energy source.

Raspberry Pi Zero has three variants, the Raspberry Pi Zero W, which has a WiFi card included, the Raspberry Pi Zero WH, which has both the WiFi card and has the GPIO headers pre-soldered, and the original Raspberry Pi Zero.

The GPU that the Pi Zero uses is relatively powerful. In fact, it should be able to run a full HD display at 60FPS without any problems.

All Raspberry Pi boards run Linux as a default OS, the Debian-based Raspbian specifically. Setting up Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi is a breeze and even someone who has not installed an OS before can easily do it.

By simply following the official documentation, you download the relevant software on the microSD card and boot up the board. After this, you can simply follow the instructions to install the OS.

Zeroes are basically trimmed down versions of their larger Raspberry Pi sisters. Trimming out unecessary I/O ports and connectivity ports were done to make the factor of the Zero smaller. As of 2018, Zeroes are based on the Raspberry Pi 2 hardware.

Unlike its competitors, Zero has extensive OS support from the industry, ranging from Windows 10 IoT core, to Alpine's Raspberry branch.

If the kernel is compiled properly (like re4son kernel for Kali linux) it's surprisingly fast.