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Arduino Nano ESP32 vs Arduino UNO R4 Minima

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 UNO R4 MinimaABX00080

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Specifications

22 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano ESP32 / Arduino UNO R4 Minima
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32	BArduinoArduino UNO R4 Minima
Electrical1
Logic voltageUse-dependent	3.3 V	5 V
Control & communication21
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	Renesas
ProcessorUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	RA4M1
Processor architectureUse-dependent	Xtensa LX7	ARM Cortex-M4
Processor clock	240 MHz192 MHz higher	48 MHz
RAM	8 MB7.9688 MB higher	0.0313 MB
Flash	16 MB15.75 MB higher	0.25 MB
Open-source hardware	Yes	Yes
Open-source firmware	Yes	Yes
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
UART interfaces	1	1
I2C interfaces	21 higher	1
USB interfaces	1	1
GPIO	14	14
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth;UART;I2C;USB	UART;I2C;SPI;USB
CertificationsUse-dependent	ISED/IC;UKCA;CE;FCC;RoHS;RCM;MIC	UKCA;FCC;REACH;CE;RoHS;RCM;ISED/IC
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	RA4M1

AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32

BArduinoArduino UNO R4 Minima

Electrical1

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A3.3 V

Part B5 V

Control & communication21

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 BRenesas

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BRA4M1

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AXtensa LX7

Part BARM Cortex-M4

Processor clock

Part A240 MHz192 MHz higher

Part B48 MHz

RAM

Part A8 MB7.9688 MB higher

Part B0.0313 MB

Flash

Part A16 MB15.75 MB higher

Part B0.25 MB

Open-source hardware

Part AYes

Part BYes

Open-source firmware

Part AYes

Part BYes

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

UART interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

I2C interfaces

Part A21 higher

Part B1

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

GPIO

Part A14

Part B14

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

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

Part BUART;I2C;SPI;USB

CertificationsUse-dependent

Part AISED/IC;UKCA;CE;FCC;RoHS;RCM;MIC

Part BUKCA;FCC;REACH;CE;RoHS;RCM;ISED/IC

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BRA4M1

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano ESP32Open source ↗

Arduino UNO R4 MinimaOpen source ↗