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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Released!
It's here, the one you've all been waiting for: It's Raspberry Pi 4 day. So much has been crammed into the newest version of our favourite SBC, we don't even know where to begin!
The camera, display, A/V jack, POE pins, on board bluetooth and wifi have returned, but there's a tasty list of new additions to the 4. So lets have a quick run down of the exciting new tech on offer:
- New 64-bit 1.5GHz quad core Cortex-A72 (Arm v8)
- 1GB, 2GB or 4GB of memory, your choice
- Two new micro HDMI slots for dual screen action at 4K
- 5V DC power via USB-C (with a new minimum 3A current)
- USB 3.0 capability
Three new memory flavours of Raspberry Pi 4
Previously, the Raspberry Pi has had fixed memory (the most recent 3B+ came with 1GB) however the new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B comes with three new memory options. You can either choose 1GB, 2GB or 4GB of on board memory, the latter being a big step up from previous incarnations of the board.
HDMI goes micro
Previous Raspberry Pi's have always stuck to the one HDMI (or mini HDMI in the case of the Zero range), but for the first time the 4 Model B has not one, but two micro HDMI ports. This extra port means you can now run a dual screen setup, something which was impossible with previous Raspberry Pi's. If you'd like to get this setup you can dive into our latest tutorial here.
New power
Moving to USB C means no more fumbling with working out which way round the micro USB power cable needs to be, it's just plug it in and go. There's a new range of Official Power Supplies to match the existing range of micro USB power supplies. But beware, the new 3A rating means some HATs and add on boards might not be compatible.
Seeing things clearly in 4K
With the launch of the TV Hat last year, it made heavy use of the Raspberry Pi's on board H.264 video compression standards to manage encoding and decoding of TV streams, and now they've added H.265 on board to be able to handle 4K decoding as well. Along with OpenGL ES, 3.0 graphics this is a big step up in the graphical processing capability of the Raspberry Pi.
New Official Desktop Kit
Finally, there's a brand new Official Desktop Kit to accompany the launch of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B complete with:- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
- 16GB SD card with pre-installed OS
- Official Raspberry Pi 4 Model B case
- Official Raspberry Pi USB C power supply (15W 5.1V 3A)
- Official Raspberry Pi keyboard and mouse
- Two Official Raspberry Pi micro HDMI cables
- A copy of The Official Beginners Guide to the Raspberry Pi
