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Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect vs Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

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

16 shared specs4 scored

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ArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 ConnectABX00052

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EspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

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Specifications

16 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect / Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect	BEspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02
Electrical1
Logic voltage	3.3 V	3.3 V
Control & communication15
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Microcontroller board	Microcontroller board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	education;robotics;embedded_control	robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Raspberry Pi;u-blox	Espressif
ProcessorUse-dependent	RP2040;NINA-W102	ESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U
Processor architectureUse-dependent	ARM Cortex-M0+	RISC-V
Processor cores	21 higher	1
Processor clock	133 MHz	160 MHz27 MHz higher
Flash	16 MB12 MB higher	4 MB
Storage typeUse-dependent	off-chip_flash	SPI_flash
USB interfaces	1	1
Wireless interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO	Wi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;USB;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	RP2040	ESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

AArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect

BEspressifEspressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

Electrical1

Logic voltage

Part A3.3 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication15

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architecture

Part AMicrocontroller board

Part BMicrocontroller board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aeducation;robotics;embedded_control

Part Brobotics;embedded_control

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part ARaspberry Pi;u-blox

Part BEspressif

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ARP2040;NINA-W102

Part BESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AARM Cortex-M0+

Part BRISC-V

Processor cores

Part A21 higher

Part B1

Processor clock

Part A133 MHz

Part B160 MHz27 MHz higher

Flash

Part A16 MB12 MB higher

Part B4 MB

Storage typeUse-dependent

Part Aoff-chip_flash

Part BSPI_flash

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

Wireless interfacesUse-dependent

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

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

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

Part BWi-Fi;Bluetooth LE;USB;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part ARP2040

Part BESP32-C3-WROOM-02;ESP32-C3-WROOM-02U

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Nano RP2040 ConnectOpen source ↗

Espressif ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02Open source ↗