If you have been patiently waiting for the arrival
of the previously unveiled open source Orange Pi 3 Allwinner H6 mini PC will be
pleased to know that the mini PC measuring just 90 x 64 mm is now available to
purchase priced at US$ 29.90 with 1GB RAM, $34.90 with 2GB RAM or 1GB RAM with 8GB
eMMC, or US$ 39.90 with 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC. The small mini PC supports a variety of
different operating systems including Android 7.0, Ubuntu and Debian images
with support for experimental Linux 4.19 available from Armbian.
Features of the Orange Pi 3 Allwinner H6 mini PC
include support for 802.11ac (WiFi 5) and Bluetooth 5.0 and the main PC is
supplied with an external antenna to increase connectivity range. Ports include
HDMI 2.0a port, an audio AV jack, a mic interface, and an IR receiver, 4 x USB
3.0, microUSB 2.0 and micro-USB OTG.
Specifications listed for the Orange Pi 3 include:
- Processor — Allwinner H6 (4x Cortex-A53); ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU with OpenGL ES3 and DirectX 11
- Memory — 1GB or 2GB LPDDR3 RAM
- Storage — microSD slot; optional 8GB eMMC
- Wireless – Ampak AP6256 module with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 5.0; antenna
- Networking — 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet port
- Media I/O:
- HDMI 2.0a with audio and HDCP 2.2 output
- 3.5mm audio output jack with CVBS AV
- Mic input
- Other I/O:
- 4x USB 3.0 ports
- USB 2.0 host port
- Micro-USB 2.0 OTG port with power
- 3-pin GPIO with UART and ground
- 26-pin GPIO expansion connector
- Other features — IR receiver; power and status LEDs
- Power — DC barrel jack with +5V @ 2A; supports micro-USB power; PMU (AXP805); power button;
- Weight — 75 g
