Compared to RaPi it looks bad, but if you compare OrangePi to say ESP8266, it looks like a good deal (for certain projects): * OS and scheduler v/s low-level p

Compared to RaPi it looks bad, but if you compare OrangePi to say ESP8266, it looks like a good deal (for certain projects): * OS and scheduler v/s low-level partially documented SDK * 2GB RAM v/s 100s of KB in ESP8266 * 16GB Flash v/s couple of MB Flash on ESP8266 * All other goodies: 4USB ports, Audio/Video, HDMI, Camera, SATA, IR * 15$ v/s 5$