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# BPI-W2 hardware

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**Banana Pi BPI-W2**

BPI-W2 includes 2 gigabit ports and also 2 SATA interface. Realtek RTD1296 processor up to 1.5GHz (**quad-core Cortex A53**), which includes **Mali T820 MP3 GPU,2 GB DDR4 RAM,eMMC 8 GB FLASH**, also 2 **gigabit ports**,2 **SATAs** and you can find **USB 3.0**. On the board is 1\***PCIe 2.0 and 1\* PCIe 1.1\&SDIO ,M.2 interface** connector for connections e.g. WiFi 802.11 ac/n.for internet connection the R2 supports Android 6.0 and also OpenWRT, Debian, Ubuntu and Raspbian.

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BPI-W2 contains HDMI In,HDMI Out connector which supports up to 1080p.

**Specifications:**

* Soc: Realtek **RTD1296** **quad-core Cortex A53**
* GPU: **Mali T820 MP3 GPU**
* SDRAM: **2 GB DDR4** (shared with GPU)
* HDMI: support **HDMI In/Out**
* Power: **12V @ 2A** via DC power