# About banana pi BPI-R2

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Banana PI BPI-R2 is a highly integrated multimedia network router;it can be used for high wireless performance, homeentertainment,home automation and so on.

BPI-R2 integrate a Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 MPcore operating up to 1.3GHz, The Router also includes a variety of peripherals, including HDMI TX, MIPI DSI, PCIe2.0, USB2.0 OTG, USB3.0 Port, SATA port，5 Gbps Port Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.11a/b/g/n wifi & BT4.1 onboard, also support 802.11ac/n WLAN connection thru mini PCI-e port

![](https://2026254418-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2HWtQhonJaM_KJIa7S%2F-MeUDAzBZ3P84ahN4H-b%2F-MeUDbUr9KpcY0w3daiW%2FA%20BPI-R2.jpg?alt=media\&token=8ab428b1-e1eb-4254-8278-504a80ecf4e5)

BPI-R2 can run with Android5.1 smoothly, it also can run OpenWRT,Debian,linux,Ubuntu linux, Raspbian and others OS. The size of Banana Pi BPI-R2 same asBPI-R1, it can easily run with the game it support 1080P high definition video output, the GPIO compatible with Raspberry Pi3

![](https://2026254418-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2HWtQhonJaM_KJIa7S%2F-M2HWugLnEYPO4HWj-RM%2F-M2HXKXIgaZWN_MzZYkH%2Fsystem%20pic.JPG?generation=1584080204827815\&alt=media)

BPI-R2 with Premium Aluminum Enclosure :

![](https://2026254418-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2HWtQhonJaM_KJIa7S%2F-M2HWugLnEYPO4HWj-RM%2F-M2HXKXKxomKtKy2ETqP%2Fcase.jpg?generation=1584080204602360\&alt=media)

More specs follow below.

* MediaTek MT7623N, Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
* Mali 450 MP4 GPU
* 2G DDR3 SDRAM
* Mini PCIE interface.
* **support 2 SATA interface** 
* MicroSD slot supports up to 256GB expansion
* 8G eMMC flash (option 16/32/64G)
* MIPI display interface support
* 5 port 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port
* (2) USB 3.0 and (1) USB 2.0 otg port
* 1080P high-definition video playback
* HDMI port and multi-channel audio output
* WIFI\&Bluetooth 4.1 with 802.11B/G/N onboard

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