--- title: Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W & Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface... description: New Device Tree patches merged into the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree point to two unannounced boards: a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and a Raspberry Pi 4 Model A.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W & Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface In Linux Kernel Patches | daily.dev og:description: New Device Tree patches merged into the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree point to two unannounced boards: a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and a Raspberry Pi 4 Model A.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZndUcGzxn.png og:image:alt: Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W & Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface In Linux Kernel Patches og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W & Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface In Linux Kernel Patches **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary New Device Tree patches merged into the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree point to two unannounced boards: a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and a Raspberry Pi 4 Model A. The Zero 3 W's DT file lists a Broadcom BCM2711 SoC, the same quad-core Cortex-A72 chip used in the Raspberry Pi 4, with no other details revealed yet. The Model A would follow past cut-down, lower-cost variants that have less I/O capabilities, such as no Ethernet. It has been five years since the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W was released. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What SoC does the upcoming Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W use? Device Tree patches merged into the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree show the Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W using a Broadcom BCM2711 SoC, the same quad-core Cortex-A72 chip found in the Raspberry Pi 4. No other hardware details were revealed in the patch. _Track emerging single-board-computer hardware details like this on daily.dev before you plan your next build._ ### Is there going to be a Raspberry Pi 4 Model A? Device Tree files for a Raspberry Pi 4 Model A were merged into the official Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree, suggesting a cut-down, lower-cost version of the Raspberry Pi 4 is coming. Past Model A variants have been smaller, lower power, and dropped I/O such as Ethernet compared to the full Model B boards. _Developers picking budget SBCs for projects can follow Raspberry Pi hardware leaks like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Hands On WIth The Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero](https://daily.dev/posts/hands-on-with-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-zero-m4k101g9h) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Orange Pi Zero 3W beats the Raspberry Pi 5 on paper, but it can't use half its own hardware](https://daily.dev/posts/the-orange-pi-zero-3w-beats-the-raspberry-pi-5-on-paper-but-it-can-t-use-half-its-own-hardware-kd3qtlflv) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Pi Zero 2 W is the only Raspberry Pi that makes sense right now](https://daily.dev/posts/the-pi-zero-2-w-is-the-only-raspberry-pi-that-makes-sense-right-now-464hneel5) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W \u0026 Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface In Linux Kernel Patches","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T20:06:01.670Z","dateModified":"2026-10-27T20:19:45.730Z","description":"New Device Tree patches merged into the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree point to two unannounced boards: a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and a Raspberry Pi 4 Model A....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/19e89c3064ff7b059a4b5b51e3f6392c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/19e89c3064ff7b059a4b5b51e3f6392c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Phoronix","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoronix","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/6a26ba379dd64932830aa0c9803dd7ee","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,embedded,raspberry-pi","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phoronix","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W \u0026 Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface In Linux Kernel Patches"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-zero-3-w-raspberry-pi-4-model-a-surface-in-linux-kernel-patches-znducgzxn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What SoC does the upcoming Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W use?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Device Tree patches merged into the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel tree show the Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W using a Broadcom BCM2711 SoC, the same quad-core Cortex-A72 chip found in the Raspberry Pi 4. 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