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$50 ODROID-C4 Raspberry Pi 4 Competitor Combines Amlogic S905X3 SoC with 4GB RAM
Hardkernel has just launched an update to its ODROID-C2 board, with ODROID-C4 SBC equipped with a 2.0 GHz Amlogic S905X3 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor combined with up to 4GB RAM, four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0 video output, and the usual 40-pin I/O header.
That makes it a worthy competitor to Raspberry Pi 4 with 4GB RAM, especially since it supports Ubuntu 20.04, CoreELEC, Android 9, and LineageOS operating systems, and comes with a proper heatsink for cooling for just $50 plus shipping.
[...] Besides benchmarks and power consumption, the boards also differ in terms of features. For example, Raspberry Pi 4 offers dual HDMI output and built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, while ODROID-C4 comes with a single HDMI port, and WiFi/Bt is optional via a USB dongle. On the other hand, ODROID-C4 comes with four USB 3.0 ports, and offers support for eMMC flash module, while RPi 4 features 2x USB 3.0 + 2x USB 2.0 ports, and does not offer an eMMC option.
See also: Raspberry Pi 4 vs ODROID-C4 Features Comparison
Also at Notebookcheck and LinuxGizmos.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Bot on Thursday April 30 2020, @02:53AM (3 children)
Bought a C1, that I now use as video player in a waiting room with kodi 8h/day, pretty stable. Only gripe, the stable kernel stayed at version 3.10 or something, newer ones are experimental.
I also got the hifi DA converter, which sounded clean enough for my needs.
Then this happened, https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=115&t=18874 [odroid.com]
So, out of the blue they asked me to confirm a shipping address and sent me a free replacement. I didn't need to ask for it, didn't even know about the issue, didn't have to send stuff back, nice. It's not about the mistakes you make, it's about the way you get out of them.
I am going to go for the C4, I notice the recommended voltage is now 12v (even if 5v should be possible looking at the spec) so it probably doesn't get power using one of the usb ports like the c1 used to, in alternative to the dedicated jack. On the good side it is compatible with the DA converter, so I should be able to use it as a supercollider unit and probably also a mixxx unit. 12v is not a bad voltage too in terms of versatility. After the C4 becomes obsolete I hope to find a 8 core fanless ryzen SBC in their lineup :) they do x86 arch too IIRC.
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(Score: 2) by corey on Thursday April 30 2020, @11:29AM
I have an old C1 on the shelf, it was replaced by a C2 a couple of years ago. Used as a media centre running LibreElec (now running CoreElec). The C2 does hardware accelerated H264, and it does 4K at 60fps so it's been great. Uptime must be over 6 months, never misses a heartbeat. I'm talking to a mate now on buying 2 and splitting the shipping for the C4.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 30 2020, @10:58PM (1 child)
I notice that the C2 is only $4 less than the C4. That seems a bit odd.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday May 01 2020, @02:36PM
Maybe the C2/C1/C0 has still some demand (for many uses even a c0 is good enough and they probably suck less power). It's not wise to give them away, especially if the board components are not produced anymore.
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