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The ESP32 has deep sleep, but it uses about the same power as the pizero when running. The ESP32 is a really power hungry: http://www.geekstips.com/wp-content/

The ESP32 has deep sleep, but it uses about the same power as the pizero when running. The ESP32 is a really power hungry: http://www.geekstips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/esp32-power-consumtion-during-transmission.jpg http://www.geekstips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/esp32-po... vs https://raspi.tv/2017/how-much-power-does-pi-zero-w-use https://raspi.tv/2017/how-much-power-does-pi-zero-w-use Considering that he pi as way more ram, an SD card and a GPU, and is running 4 times as fast. the important take away is that they have different use cases.

zaarn 7y ago
Though it's important to keep in mind that deep sleep can fairly long, if you use external triggers, you can go days or months in inactivity, which saves A LOT of power. Though I do agree it depends on your use case, if you're plugged into the wall, a Pi0 might be the better option.