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Arduino Nano ESP32 vs Espressif ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1

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

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ArduinoArduino Nano ESP32ABX00092

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EspressifEspressif ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1

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Specifications

20 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano ESP32 / Espressif ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32	BEspressifEspressif ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1
Electrical1
Logic voltage	3.3 V	3.3 V
Control & communication19
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Microcontroller board	Microcontroller board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	education;robotics;wireless_embedded_control	education;robotics;wireless_embedded_control;mesh_networking
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Espressif;u-blox	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	ESP32-C6-WROOM-1(U)
Processor architectureUse-dependent	Xtensa LX7	RISC-V
Processor cores	21 higher	1
Processor clock	240 MHz80 MHz higher	160 MHz
Flash	16 MB8 MB higher	8 MB
Storage typeUse-dependent	External flash	SPI_flash
Open-source hardware	Yes	Yes
Open-source firmware	Yes	Yes
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
USB interfaces	1	1
Wireless interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Zigbee;Thread
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth;UART;I2C;USB	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Zigbee;Thread;USB;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	ESP32-C6-WROOM-1(U)

AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32

BEspressifEspressif ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1

Electrical1

Logic voltage

Part A3.3 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication19

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;wireless_embedded_control;mesh_networking

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part AEspressif;u-blox

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BESP32-C6-WROOM-1(U)

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AXtensa LX7

Part BRISC-V

Processor cores

Part A21 higher

Part B1

Processor clock

Part A240 MHz80 MHz higher

Part B160 MHz

Flash

Part A16 MB8 MB higher

Part B8 MB

Storage typeUse-dependent

Part AExternal flash

Part BSPI_flash

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

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

Wireless interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi;Bluetooth

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Zigbee;Thread

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

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

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Zigbee;Thread;USB;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BESP32-C6-WROOM-1(U)

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano ESP32Open source ↗

Espressif ESP32-C6-DevKitC-1Open source ↗