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Credit Card sized PC like Raspberry Pi are not easy to buy, as the demand for very interesting systems is much higher than the supply and inventory available, so they usually go to market within a few hours. Fortunately, the competition in this area does not stop. Khadas stands out among them all. While its systems aren’t exactly cheap, they are extremely compact.

Credit Card Sized PC

Credit Card Sized PC

Khadas’ latest computer system comes with the VIM4 sales code. The novelty measures only 82 x 58 x 13 millimeters and uses an Amlogic A311D2 SoC processor for data conversion.

The latter is equipped with four ARM Cortex-A73 processor cores with a frequency of 2.2 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of two GHz. The graphics content is accompanied by an integrated Mali-G52 MP8 graphics core ( 8EE) with a frequency of 800 MHz.

Khadas VIM4

The compact Khadas VIM4 computer system is also equipped with eight gigabytes of LPDDR4x system memory and a rich range of connectors. These include USB Type-C, USB Type-A, microSD memory card reader and PCI 2.0 and M.2 2280 SSD connectors.

This Credit Card sized PC can be installed with Android 11 or Ubuntu 22.04. The retail price of the entry-level version of the Khadas VIM4 compact computer is set at 209 euros recalculated.

Khadas VIM4

Khadas VIM4 price

At launch, Khadas is offering the VIM4 as a bareboard or with an active cooling kit, which retails for $ 219.90 and $ 239.90 respectively. However, Khadas is rolling out an early discount on both models until June 10, lowering them by $ 20 to $ 199.90 and $ 219.90.

Khadas VIM4 specs

Khadas VIM4 specifications with bold highlights showing the differences with the VIM3 Pro model:

  • SoC – Amlogic A311D2 octa-core processor with 4x Arm Cortex-A73 cores @ up to 2.2 GHz and 4x Cortex A53 cores @ up to 2.0 GHz, Arm Mali-G52 MP(8EE) GPU, NPU shown as TBD possibly due to license requirements
  • System Memory- 8GB LPDDR4X @ 2112 MHz
  • Storage – 32GB eMMC flash, 32MB SPI flash, microSD card slot
  • MCU – STMicro STM32G031 Cortex-M0+ microcontroller @ 64 MHz for power management, customizations, and boot media configuration
  • Video Outputs
    • HDMI 2.1 up to 4Kp60
    • 30-pin 0.5mm Pitch FPC Connector for 4-lane MIPI-DSI interface up to 1920 x 1080
    • eDP interface
    • LVDS and V-by-One interfaces
  • Video Input – 1x Micro HDMI port up to 4Kp60
  • Video
    • Decoding
      • 8Kp24 AV1, H.265, VP9
      • Supports multi-video decoding up to 4Kx2K@60fps + 1x1080P@60fps
      • Dolby Vision and HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and PRIME HDR video processing
    • Encoding – 4Kp50 H.265 / H.264 60fps decoder
  • Audio – 8-ch I2S for microphone array applications over M2. connector
  • Camera – FPC connector for 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI with dual camera support; 16MP ISP
  • Connectivity
    • Gigabit Ethernet with WoL support
    • Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax WiFI 6, 2X2 MIMO and Bluetooth 5.2 via Ampak 6275S module
  • USB – 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port, 1x USB 2.0 type-A port, 1x USB 2.0 OTG type-C port
  • Sensor – KXTJ3-1057 3-axis digital accelerometer
  • Expansion
    • M.2 Socket with single-lane PCIe 2.0, USB 2.0, I2S, I2C, ADC, 100M Ethernet PHY interface, GPIO, MCU_PA2
    • 40-pins 2.54mm pitch header exposing:
      • CPU signals – USB, I2C, I2S, SPDIF, UART, PWM, ADC
      • MCU signals – SWIM, NRST, PA1
  • Misc – 2x IR receivers; RTC & battery header; 4-pin cooling fan header with PWM speed control; 3x user LEDs; power, func and reset buttons; XPWR pads for an external power button
  • Power Supply – 5V to 20V via USB-C port or pogo pads
  • Dimensions – 82.0 x 58.0 x 13 mm (4x M2 mounting holes)
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