Raspberry Pi Zero vs LattePanda 4G/64GB

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.

Lattepanda comes with a full Windows 10 installation. While by no means a powerhouse it can easily deal with daily tasks such as checking email, editing documents and browsing the web.

WiFi and Bluetooth are integrated on the board so your USBs are available for other peripherals.

Lattepanda has a USB 3.0 port available.

The Lattepanda has a Arduino-compatible coprocessor for any projects which involve an Arduino.

Since it's almost the same size a the Raspberry Pi 3, it can fit inside most of the cases built for the Pi.

On the LattePanda you have the choice of the HDMI output for a normal style monitor screen or you can buy the little 7" LCD and if you wish, the touch-screen option which means you free up the HDMI feed for other tasks such as playing a movie file etc.

This also gives you the option of not having to plug in a USB keyboard because the LattePanda will default to providing a touch-screen keyboard style interface via the combination touch-screen and LCD.

With the Atom Cherrytail, you could attach the board to a touchscreen to create an ultimate Surface Pro experience (except for the fact that it doesn't have a camera).

Comes pre-installed with a full edition of Windows 10, including powerful tools such as Visual Studio, NodeJS, Java, Processing, and more.

The 64-bit Intel Atom system-on-a-chip used in the LattePanda board offers greater processing power in comparison to ARM-based single-board computers.

System is installed on eMMC rather than an SD card like other SBCs. This means no extra physical components are required in order to get the computer to boot.