Best SBC in 2025? Orange Pi 5 Pro vs Raspberry Pi 5!

In today’s video we compare the hardware of Raspberry pi 5 and the Orange Pi 5 pro as well as 2x operating systems on the Orange Pi! We’ll also discuss their support, websites, pricing options and you can decide if the Orange Pi will suit your needs!

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Raspberry Pi 8GB CanaKit: https://a.co/d/d6nnKid
Orange Pi 5 Pro 16GB: https://a.co/d/4LzF9iY
Metal Case for Orange Pi Pro (supports NVME drive): https://a.co/d/j2T0Z90
Orange Pi 5 5V Power Adapter (Will work with a Raspberry Pi 5 Adapter): https://a.co/d/dFzGkLI
*Orange Pi Boards that have NVME ports and have SPI Flash: https://a.co/d/36rUU3W
32GB Sanddisk MicroSD card: https://a.co/d/fHqbZb0
CR2032 Battery with Molex w/10 pack: https://a.co/d/ckaBZDQ


Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Raspberry pi 5 vs Orange Pi 5 Pro Hardware comparison
8:09 Review Orange Pi ‘Droid’ OS (based on Android version 12)
9:30 Geekbench 5 comparisons
10:00 Big Buck Bunny 1080P and 1440P video test
11:00 WiFi Speedtest on ‘fast.com'
11:39 Reviewing Ubuntu vs 22.04 LTS and testing Big Buck Bunny
12:50 Reviewing Orange Pi website
14:12 Reviewing User Manual of Orange Pi 5 Pro
15:17 Comparing Amazon pricing on the SBCs
15:49 Reviewing Raspberry Pi’s website and documentation
16:50 You tell ‘me’ Which board you prefer!

Weblinks:

Geek Bech: https://www.geekbench.com/
Big Buck Bunny On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngwFhjLcxew
Internet speed test: www.fast.com

Orange Pi Links:

Orange Pi Website: (It is not SSL encrypted!) http://www.orangepi.org/index.html
Orange Pi 5 Pro ‘Resources Page’ (contains manuals OS download links and hard ware specs): http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/service-and-support/Orange-Pi-5-Pro.html
Orange Pi Github Repos: https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong?tab=repositories
The Custom Ubuntu desktop version 22.04 LTS OS for Orange Pi 5 Pro I demoed: https://joshua-riek.github.io/ubuntu-rockchip-download/boards/orangepi-5-pro.html
The Orange Pi ‘Droid’ (Android version 12) OS for the Orange Pi 5 Pro I demoed: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tbhUMYw5eewfg-ZYyB1gjLALDoq3QpGR
Aptoide Software Store for Android: https://en.aptoide.com/

Orange Pi 5 Pro Manual: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j3gmf31XBuKPBeNIQOqqh9X_7SFCOv0s
Orange Pi 800 Keyboard Computer Combo: http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/orange-pi-800.html


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