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Arduino Nano ESP32 vs Seeed Studio Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3

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

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ArduinoArduino Nano ESP32ABX00092

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Specifications

20 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano ESP32 / Seeed Studio Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32	BSeeed StudioSeeed Studio Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3
Physical2
LengthUse-dependent	45 mm	21 mm
WidthUse-dependent	18 mm	17.8 mm
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	robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Espressif;u-blox	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	ESP32-C3
Processor architectureUse-dependent	Xtensa LX7	RISC-V
Processor cores	21 higher	1
Processor clock	240 MHz80 MHz higher	160 MHz
RAM	8 MB7.6094 MB higher	0.3906 MB
Flash	16 MB12 MB higher	4 MB
Storage typeUse-dependent	External flash	Onboard flash
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Wireless interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Bluetooth Mesh
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth;UART;I2C;USB	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Bluetooth Mesh;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	NORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)	ESP32-C3

AArduinoArduino Nano ESP32

BSeeed StudioSeeed Studio Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3

Physical2

LengthUse-dependent

Part A45 mm

Part B21 mm

WidthUse-dependent

Part A18 mm

Part B17.8 mm

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 Brobotics;embedded_control

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part AEspressif;u-blox

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BESP32-C3

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

RAM

Part A8 MB7.6094 MB higher

Part B0.3906 MB

Flash

Part A16 MB12 MB higher

Part B4 MB

Storage typeUse-dependent

Part AExternal flash

Part BOnboard flash

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Wireless interfacesUse-dependent

Part AWi-Fi;Bluetooth

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Bluetooth Mesh

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

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

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;Bluetooth Mesh;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ANORA-W106 (ESP32-S3)

Part BESP32-C3

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano ESP32Open source ↗

Seeed Studio Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3Open source ↗