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Banana Pi BPI-R4 vs Seeed Studio Seeed reTerminal: Comparison
Banana Pi BPI-R4 and Seeed Studio Seeed reTerminal differ on wireless: Banana Pi BPI-R4 at WiFi 7, Seeed Studio Seeed reTerminal at WiFi 5. They match on 4 other specifications, including cpu architecture, storage type and has ai accelerator / npu. On price, Banana Pi BPI-R4 sits at $189.00 against $195.00 for Seeed Studio Seeed reTerminal.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Banana Pi | Raspberry Pi Foundation |
| CPU Architecture | ARM | ARM |
| Memory | 8 | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage Type | eMMC | eMMC |
| Has AI Accelerator / NPU | false | false |
| Wireless | WiFi 7 | WiFi 5 |
| GPIO Header | true | true |
| Price | 189 | $195 |
| Use Case | NAS / Server | General Purpose |
| Model | BPI-R4 | reTerminal (built on Raspberry Pi CM4) |
| SoC | MediaTek Filogic 880 (MT7988A) | Broadcom BCM2711 |
| Processor | Quad-Core Cortex-A73 up to 2.0GHz | Quad-Core Cortex-A72 up to 1.5GHz |
| Storage | 8GB eMMC + microSD, optional M.2 SATA/NVMe | 32GB eMMC |
| Connectivity | 1x 10GbE SFP+, 2x 2.5GbE, WiFi 7 module support, M.2 for 5G/LTE modem | Gigabit Ethernet, USB-C, USB-A, RS485, CAN bus, accelerometer, light sensor |
| Operating System | OpenWrt | Raspberry Pi OS, Debian |
Price comparison
| Retailer | Banana Pi BPI-R4 | Seeed Studio Seeed reTerminal |
|---|---|---|
| Consumercarts listing | $189.00 View on Consumercarts listing | $195.00 View on Consumercarts listing |
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Verdict
Banana Pi BPI-R4
8.5 / 10 Expert Rating
The strongest DIY OpenWrt router board for multi-gigabit fiber connections, if you actually have the bandwidth to use it.
Seeed Studio Seeed reTerminal
8 / 10 Expert Rating
An excellent shortcut to a deployable industrial touchscreen panel, at a premium over building one from a bare CM4.
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