Raspberry Pi 3A+ Last Of The Line
Written by Harry Fairhead   
Saturday, 17 November 2018

The eagerly awaited Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now on sale in time for the holidays. It has a smaller form factor than the 3B+, which is priced at $35. These two Model 3+ Raspberry Pis are the last ever of the "classic" Raspberry Pi range.

RPI3xplus

The original Raspberry Pi came in two models. The Raspberry Pi Model B+ was followed by a cut-down  Model A+ with just half the RAM and lacking the USB hub and Ethernet controller. Its two advantages of lower price and smaller size - the same size as a HAT - made the Model A+ form factor very popular. Despite customer demand there were no other Model A+s until now. The fact that there would be a 3A+ was anticipated since the launch of the 3B+ but given how popular it will be will there be enough stock to go round?

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ features:

  • A 1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU
  • 512MB LPDDR2 SDRAM
  • Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE
  • Improved USB mass-storage booting
  • Improved thermal management

Like its big brother, the entire board is certified as a radio module under FCC rules, which reduces the cost of conformance testing products that use it.

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At the end of my report of the availability of the 3B+, I asked:

Where next for the Pi?

Eben Upton gives us an answer in the Raspberry Pi Foundation New Product announcement with:

"... whatever we do next will of necessity be less of an evolution, because it will need new core silicon, on a new process node, with new memory technology. So 3A+ is about closing things out in style, answering one of our most frequent customer requests, and clearing the decks so we can start to think seriously about what comes next."

 

 

More Information

Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ on sale now at $25

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