Raspberry Pi 3 gets 64-bit chip and built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, still just $35

Raspberry Pi Foundation, as a part of its four year anniversary has launched the third generation of Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi 3.

The Raspberry Pi 3 has the same size as the previous models but packs a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 SoC with ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and now comes with on-board WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.1 support. The Cortex A53 CPU offers an increase of 33 percent in the clock speed, and is twice as powerful as the 900MHz Cortex A7 CPU used in the Pi 2.

It comes with the same 1GB RAM and 400mHz VideoCore IV graphics, and includes HDMI port, Ethernet Jack, 4 x USB ports, a microSD card reader, 3.5mm jack and a 4-pin connector.

For now Raspberry is sticking to the 32-bit Raspbian OS, but will consider offering a 64-bit flavor of the OS in the coming months. The Raspberry Pi 3 will be also compatible with older models, so all the tutorials and projects will work the same on the new hardware.

The Raspberry Pi 3 is priced at $35 (Rs. 2,500) and is now available from element14 and RS Components. The company said that it will continue selling the Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and will introduce a BCM2837-based Compute Module 3 in the next few months.

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Raspberry Pi 3 to have on-board WiFi, Bluetooth

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost single-board computer that has a credit card sized form factor. So far, there has been two models of the Raspberry Pi computer along with a miniature version, and now a new FCC filing suggests that the Raspberry Pi 3 is in the works.

The Rapberry Pi 3 will have a design similar to the earlier Raspberry Pi mini computers. In the earlier models the Raspberry Pi board had a Ethernet jack, but none of them had on-board wireless support, instead you had to connect a wireless adapter to the USB port.

As per the FCC filings the third generation Raspberry Pi board will have Bluetooth 4.0 LE and WiFi. The WiFi will support 2.4GHz networks, suggesting that it will support 802.11b/g/n. The pictures posted in FCC website, reveals that the Raspberry Pi 3 will have an HDMI port, Ethernet Jack, 4 x USB ports, a microSD card reader and a 4-pin connector.

In addition a seperate leak suggests that the Raspberry Pi 3 will have 1.2GHz 64-bit processor, making it the first Raspberry Pi model to have a 64-bit chip.

There are no details when the Raspberry Pi 3 will release how much it will cost, however we can expect the product to be priced around $35, since the earlier models were priced same.

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