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Arduino Nano ESP32 vs Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect

A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.

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ArduinoArduino Nano ESP32ABX00092

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ArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 ConnectABX00052

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18 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano ESP32 / Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32	BArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect
Electrical1
Logic voltage	3.3 V	3.3 V
Control & communication17
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Microcontroller board	Microcontroller board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	education;robotics;wireless_embedded_control	education;robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Espressif;u-blox	Raspberry Pi;u-blox
ProcessorUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	RP2040;NINA-W102
Processor architectureUse-dependent	Xtensa LX7	ARM Cortex-M0+
Processor cores	2	2
Processor clock	240 MHz107 MHz higher	133 MHz
RAM	8 MB7.7422 MB higher	0.2578 MB
Flash	16 MB	16 MB
Storage typeUse-dependent	External flash	off-chip_flash
USB interfaces	1	1
GPIO	14	228 higher
Wireless interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth;UART;I2C;USB	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	RP2040

AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32

BArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect

Electrical1

Logic voltage

Part A3.3 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication17

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architecture

Part AMicrocontroller board

Part BMicrocontroller board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aeducation;robotics;wireless_embedded_control

Part Beducation;robotics;embedded_control

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part AEspressif;u-blox

Part BRaspberry Pi;u-blox

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BRP2040;NINA-W102

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AXtensa LX7

Part BARM Cortex-M0+

Processor cores

Part A2

Part B2

Processor clock

Part A240 MHz107 MHz higher

Part B133 MHz

RAM

Part A8 MB7.7422 MB higher

Part B0.2578 MB

Flash

Part A16 MB

Part B16 MB

Storage typeUse-dependent

Part AExternal flash

Part Boff-chip_flash

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

GPIO

Part A14

Part B228 higher

Wireless interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi;Bluetooth

Part BWi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi;Bluetooth;UART;I2C;USB

Part BWi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BRP2040

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano ESP32Open source ↗

Arduino Nano RP2040 ConnectOpen source ↗