Raspberry Pi 4 set to drive low-cost digital transformation
Raspberry Pi today launches its next-generation Raspberry Pi 4, a significantly faster and more capable version of the popular industrial single-board computer. Starting at only $35, it will enable the creation of cost-effective industrial IoT applications, accelerating digital transformation across a range of industries.
Offered in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB variants, Raspberry Pi 4 can serve both as a low-cost, low-power embedded controller and as a full-featured Linux workstation. For the first time it will be possible to both develop and deploy industrial IoT applications on a single common hardware platform. The Raspberry Pi 4 would be about three times more powerful than its predecessor and that is thanks to the new SoC, namely the Broadcom BCM2711B0. This is a quadcore processor with Cortex A72 cores that run at a clock speed of 1.5 GHz. In terms of connectivity, we now see Bluetooth 5.0 and dual-band WiFi.
Combining Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac wireless networking, and Bluetooth 5.0, with a full set of standard serial interfaces, Raspberry Pi 4 is the ideal bridge between the physical world and the network. It can serve as a leaf node in an IoT network, or as a data aggregator for a large network of even lower-cost sensors. With a powerful quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 processor running at 1.5GHz, it is able to perform sophisticated local processing, reducing upstream bandwidth requirements, and helping to address privacy concerns in distributed machine-learning applications.
The ability to decode high-dynamic-range 4Kp60 HEVC video, and to drive two simultaneous HDMI displays at resolutions up to 4K, means that Raspberry Pi 4 better suited than ever to multimedia applications: examples include digital signage, where one unit can now control two independent panels, and high-end thin client installations.
Previous Raspberry Pi models are used in a broad range of industrial and commercial contexts, from hotel chains, to hydrogen fuel stations, to the ‘smart’ factories of blue-chip organisations including Sony[1]. Their popularity results from a winning combination of low cost, high reliability, ready availability and an embrace of open source software and open standards. Raspberry Pi 4 continues in this tradition, providing enterprises of all sizes with access to the tools they need to digitally transform their business. As with all Raspberry Pi products, a high level of backward compatibility facilitates migration of existing Raspberry Pi powered systems to the new model.
Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton said: “Just as we help make coding more accessible for consumers, we also aim to democratise digital innovation in businesses and public services. Today, over 50% of our $35 Raspberry Pi units are destined for industrial and commercial use; Raspberry Pi 4 builds on this success, providing greatly increased performance at the same low cost. We aim to create equality of opportunity across our digital economy, by providing a low-cost platform for technological innovation that is accessible to every organisation, from start-ups to multinationals.”
Raspberry Pi 4 is available to buy today from Raspberry Pi’s licensee partners element14 and OKdo, and from its global network of Approved Resellers.
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I'm so happy i ordered two Odroid N2's from Korea on Sunday and then found this out yesterday afternoon...
Still got a pi4 2GB to eventually replace the Pi3B in my Kodi box.
The Pi4B also has an 512KB of SPI Flash to boot from, but its not usable yet.
The Odroid N2 has 4MB of SPI Flash (Hoping to get one to boot to command line, like the Amiga's and MSX's of old

The thing with the Pi4 is that the community behind it is so large, that the development will take weeks rather than months or more for less popular boards/brands.
With this one though, a Quad A72 is pretty damn powerful, and puts nearly all the other SBC's to shame.
The extra memory up to 4GB is also very high (when it is available).
(The one big upgrade on the N2 is the audio is 32bit/384kHz on-board, whereas the Pi would probably still need a pHat, and that will cover the cpu, and mean a smaller heatsink.)
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This was one of the greatest inventions of the last decades. You can build anything with these tiny pocket computers.
Although the power didn't allow for much, these new updated chips open doors for more complex projects and uses.
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I'd have thought there would have been a lot more interest from people here....
The Pi series was the beginning of an era, and has brought huge leaps in processing power.
The massive community is what makes it though.
Asus has the Tinkerboard, and quite frankly no one is doing much with it.
Lack of community spirit lol.
The 4GB Pi4 should be fine for anyone looking for just a PC to use for daily tasks, email and web and such.
ie, My Parents are probably going to get given one of these to replace the Athlon X2 ITX setup they have.
After a while on this, they should be ready for a Laptop reinstall with Ubuntu

(The 4GB Pi4's seem to not be in stock yet).
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Lovely jubbly. The 4GB looks very interesting to me. The CPU performance looks great, and tHEVC 4:4:4 10 profile 5.1, HDR, all that good stuff. I just wish they included a small portion of eMMC.
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you uploaded the rpi3+ pic tho...