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GP is clearly talking about ESP32 boards, not the chip; they mentioned "LI Battery Controller", and "Display or Camera Connector". People sell RP2040 boards wit

• Aurornis 2y ago
  ESP32 is available as a tiny module that is soldered to the board as if it was a chip. Ignoring the module results in a flawed comparison. The module is chip and frequently used. If they encased the module in plastic and called it a chip, it would be the same. You can think of it as a chip.
  • moefh 2y ago
    Do they sell chip-like modules with camera connectors and battery controllers, though? I don't deny that ESP32 modules look like and are soldered as though they were chips, but to me it's clear that GP was mixing up chips (and chip-like modules) with boards.
    • tbyehl 2y ago
      Espressif sell bare chips, modules with castellations for soldering to a PCB, and complete boards that typically contain a module. Some 3rd-party boards use a bare chip. Some 3rd-party boards also have castellations, as do Picos sold without pre-soldered headers. 3rd-party modules are also a thing. Here's a pic of a module and several boards that demonstrates all of that. https://imgur.com/a/yxjG8vh https://imgur.com/a/yxjG8vh