{"id":122861,"date":"2026-01-14T09:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=122861"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:57:04","slug":"xiao-esp32-s3-c3-c6-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/14\/xiao-esp32-s3-c3-c6-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"XIAO ESP32-S3 vs ESP32-C3 vs ESP32-C6 vs ESP32-C5: Which One Is Best for Your Project?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122861\" class=\"elementor elementor-122861\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5edb0239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5edb0239\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-473ef4ad\" data-id=\"473ef4ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306f1ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"306f1ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c817f4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing between the XIAO<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>ESP32-S3<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>ESP32-C3<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>ESP32-C6<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the newest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C5-p-6609.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>ESP32-C5<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> isn\u2019t as simple as picking the \u201cnewest\u201d or \u201cmost powerful\u201d board. On paper, they all look similar. They share the same tiny XIAO form factor, support Wi\u2011Fi and Bluetooth, and target IoT developers. In practice, they are built for very different jobs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The confusion usually comes from overlapping features. The ESP32\u2011S3 focuses on performance and AI. The ESP32\u2011C3 is designed for low power and cost\u2011sensitive IoT. The ESP32\u2011C6 introduces next\u2011generation wireless standards like Wi\u2011Fi 6, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter. And the brand\u2011new ESP32\u2011C5 goes one step further \u2014 it&#8217;s the first XIAO board with dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6, adding a 5 GHz radio to the mix. Understanding these differences is key to choosing the right board for your project.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we break down each XIAO ESP32 variant, compare their specs side by side, and explain which one makes sense for common use cases such as AI vision, battery\u2011powered IoT, smart home devices, and connectivity in crowded networks.<\/span><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abd2a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4abd2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c82890\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-series-page\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-122863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ddff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d1ddff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c82ef7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8898090 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8898090\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd90cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dd90cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c86f7e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Overview\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a79d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a79d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8760a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 is the most powerful member of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-series-page\" rel=\"noopener\">XIAO ESP32 family<\/a>. It is built around Espressif\u2019s ESP32\u2011S3 chip and targets applications that need higher performance, richer I\/O, or on\u2011device AI.<\/span><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9066323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9066323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c87d8c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.seeedstudio.com\/wiki\/SeeedStudio-XIAO-ESP32S3\/img\/105.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 S3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16caf90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16caf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c883d9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Core architecture: Xtensa dual\u2011core<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011S3 uses a dual\u2011core <strong>Xtensa LX7<\/strong> processor running up to 240\u202fMHz. Compared to the C\u2011series chips, this gives it significantly more raw processing power. It also supports vector instructions that are useful for signal processing and AI workloads.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d289c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d289c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c88a2f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Memory and performance<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 boards come with generous memory options. Depending on the variant, you get <strong>8\u202fMB PSRAM and 8\u201316\u202fMB Flash<\/strong>. This extra memory makes a big difference when working with images, audio buffers, or complex libraries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Sense version goes further by adding an onboard <strong>SD card<\/strong> <strong>slot<\/strong>, supporting <strong>FAT\u2011formatted cards<\/strong> up to 32\u202fGB. This is especially useful for data logging, image storage, or audio recordings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e35529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e35529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c89052\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>AI and camera support (XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Sense)<\/h3><p>The ESP32\u2011S3 is designed with edge AI in mind. The Sense variant includes an onboard <strong>OV3660 camera<\/strong>, making it easy to build vision\u2011based projects without external modules. Combined with <strong>PSRAM<\/strong>, it can handle tasks like image capture, motion detection, and basic object recognition directly on the device.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b090e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b090e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c89656\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Digital microphone<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Sense also includes <strong>a digital microphone<\/strong>. This enables voice\u2011triggered applications, sound detection, or basic speech recognition without additional hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc25f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc25f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c89ce8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 is a strong choice for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edge AI and machine learning projects<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computer vision and smart cameras<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voice\u2011controlled devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IP cameras and multimedia applications<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59aaa03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59aaa03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8a2d4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd752d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fd752d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7beff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7beff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8b13d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e1d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6e1d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8b78e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>The XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 is designed for simplicity, efficiency, and low power consumption. It is often the easiest entry point into the ESP32 ecosystem, especially for small IoT devices.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e53f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e53f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8c971\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2165\" height=\"1374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-122867\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 C3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3.jpg 2165w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-1030x654.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-2048x1300.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-32x20.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-1024x650.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2165px) 100vw, 2165px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91dc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91dc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8d102\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>RISC\u2011V single\u2011core design<\/b><\/h3><p>The ESP32\u2011C3 uses a single\u2011core 32\u2011bit RISC\u2011V processor running up to 160\u202fMHz. While it is less powerful than the S3, it is more than capable of handling common IoT tasks such as sensor reading, cloud communication, and BLE provisioning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b38346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b38346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8d798\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Power efficiency focus<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low power is one of the ESP32\u2011C3\u2019s biggest strengths. In deep sleep, XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 boards typically consume around 40\u202f\u00b5A, making them suitable for battery\u2011powered designs that need long standby times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac8f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac8f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8dda6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Wi\u2011Fi and Bluetooth basics<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C3 supports 2.4\u202fGHz Wi\u2011Fi (802.11 b\/g\/n) and Bluetooth LE 5.0. This covers most everyday IoT needs, from MQTT communication to BLE\u2011based setup flows.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7e683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a7e683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8e3d0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 works best for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple IoT sensors and actuators<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Battery\u2011powered devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wearables and compact electronics<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost\u2011sensitive products<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cee3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66cee3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8e990\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23364c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a23364c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaed03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaed03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8f725\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832c3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832c3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c8fde1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>The XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 represents the next generation of ESP32 connectivity. It is built for modern smart home and IoT ecosystems that rely on multiple wireless protocols.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef2046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ef2046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c90520\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.seeedstudio.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/bb49d3ec4ee05b6f018e93f896b8a25d\/5\/-\/5-113991254-seeedxiao-esp32c6-feature_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 C6\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ca149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ca149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c90b4c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Dual\u2011core RISC\u2011V (HP + LP)<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C6 features two RISC\u2011V cores: a high\u2011performance core running up to 160\u202fMHz and a low\u2011power core running up to 20\u202fMHz. This split allows the chip to handle background tasks efficiently while keeping power consumption low.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6505c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6505c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c91170\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Wi\u2011Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, Thread, and Zigbee<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the S3 and C3, the ESP32\u2011C6 supports 2.4\u202fGHz Wi\u2011Fi 6 (802.11ax). It also includes Bluetooth 5.3 and an 802.15.4 radio for Thread and Zigbee. This combination makes it ideal for devices that need to operate in dense networks or mesh\u2011based environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9f165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9f165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c9182c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Matter\u2011ready<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 is Matter\u2011native. If you are building smart home devices that need to work seamlessly across ecosystems like Apple Home, Google Home, and Alexa, this board is designed for that future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a0d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59a0d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c91f40\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 is well suited for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/home-assistant\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart home devices<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matter, Thread, and Zigbee projects<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next\u2011generation IoT products<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi\u2011protocol gateways<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea22977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea22977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c92701\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8e9c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d8e9c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb9c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eb9c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c939cd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2514ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2514ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c942aa\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 is the newest member of the family and a genuine milestone: it&#8217;s the first XIAO board to bring <\/span><b>5 GHz Wi\u2011Fi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into the thumb\u2011sized form factor. Where the C6 modernized 2.4 GHz connectivity, the C5 adds a second band \u2014 making it the go-to choice when reliable wireless performance in crowded environments matters.<\/span><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1656b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e1656b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c94ce6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.seeedstudio.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/bb49d3ec4ee05b6f018e93f896b8a25d\/1\/-\/1-100010048-seeed-studio-xiao-esp32c5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 C5\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddfe24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cddfe24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c955fe\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>High\u2011performance RISC\u2011V core <\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C5 uses a 32\u2011bit RISC\u2011V single\u2011core processor running up to 240 MHz \u2014 the highest clock speed in the C\u2011series. That headroom gives it comfortable margins for protocol handling, multitasking, and scalable applications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02ba1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f02ba1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c95e46\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Memory<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The C5 ships with 384 KB on\u2011chip SRAM, 320 KB ROM, 8 MB Flash, and up to 8 MB PSRAM \u2014 a generous allocation for a connectivity\u2011focused board, leaving room for larger buffers and more demanding firmware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b479b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b479b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c966ce\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE), Thread, and Zigbee<\/h3><p>This is the headline feature. The ESP32\u2011C5 supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi\u2011Fi 6, alongside Bluetooth 5 (LE) and an 802.15.4 radio for Thread and Zigbee. The 5 GHz band offers cleaner spectrum access and higher throughput where 2.4 GHz is congested, while full 2.4 GHz compatibility keeps it interoperable with everything else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e887d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e887d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c97099\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Matter, HomeKit, and MQTT ready<\/h3><p>Like the C6, the C5 supports Matter and works across smart home ecosystems, with full support for HomeKit and MQTT \u2014 so it slots neatly into modern connected\u2011device workflows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f561421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f561421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c97a7d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Battery interface and low\u2011power modes<\/h3><p>The C5 includes an integrated battery management interface and ultra\u2011low\u2011power sleep modes, with deep\u2011sleep current as low as ~15 \u00b5A. Worth noting: if your design leans on 5 GHz Wi\u2011Fi as a core, always\u2011on feature, expect higher active power than a 2.4 GHz\u2011only board \u2014 the C5 shines most in powered devices or battery designs with low duty cycles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa44351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa44351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c9853b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 is well suited for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dual\u2011band IoT devices in congested 2.4 GHz environments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IoT gateways and hubs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial IoT and smart\u2011city deployments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High\u2011throughput, reliability\u2011critical connected products<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f36be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"97f36be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c98f0c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a02805 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52a02805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c99a69\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32-S3 vs ESP32-C3 vs ESP32-C6 vs ESP32-C5 Specification Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b426c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b426c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c9a336\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa2aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-tablepress\" data-id=\"afa2aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-tablepress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c9de76\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><div class=\"elemenetskit-tablepress ekit-wid-con\" id=\"ekit_tablepress_afa2aed\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-42\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-42\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Feature <\/th><th class=\"column-2\">XIAO ESP32-S3<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">XIAO ESP32-C5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Processor<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dual Xtensa LX7 @ up to 240 MHz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">RISC-V single-core @ up to 160 MHz<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Dual RISC-V (HP 160 MHz + LP 20 MHz)<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">RISC-V single-core @ up to 240 MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Memory<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">On-chip 8M PSRAM &amp; 8MB Flash<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">400KB SRAM, 4MB onboard Flash<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">On-chip 512KB SRAM &amp; 4MB Flash<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">384KB SRAM, 8MB PSRAM &amp; 8MB Flash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wi-Fi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi subsystem<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi subsystem<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 subsystem<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (2.4GHz + 5GHz)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BLE<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Bluetooth 5 LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Consumption<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 25 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 2 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 14 \u03bcA<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 24 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 3 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 44 \u03bcA<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 30 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 2.5 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 15 \u03bcA<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 25 mA <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 2 mA <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 15 \u03bcA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">USB Support<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEEE 802.15.4 \/ Thread \/ Zigbee<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Yes (Thread\/Zigbee)<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Yes (Thread\/Zigbee)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camera \/ AI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Strong \u2014 camera, audio, edge AI support<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Limited (focused on connectivity)<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Limited (focused on connectivity; no onboard camera)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ideal for<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vision, edge AI, multimedia UIs<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Low-power sensors, cost-sensitive IoT<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Matter devices, multi-radio IoT, gateways<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Dual-band IoT, gateways, dense\/industrial networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MSRP($)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$7.49<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$4.90<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$5.20<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">$6.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-42 from cache --><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9314685 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9314685\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b0111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40b0111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c9ef38\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 vs ESP32\u2011S3: Key Differences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f8556 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7f8556\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b04e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b04e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23c9fb88\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Power consumption vs performance<\/b><\/h3><p>While the ESP32-C3 is designed for simple, cost-efficient IoT nodes, the XIAO ESP32-S3 and C6 actually show slightly lower board-level deep sleep current. For battery-powered projects, the best choice depends on your duty cycle, active workload, and feature requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7f849 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de7f849\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820e154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820e154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca086a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Onboard sensors and I\/O<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011S3 family includes Plus and Sense versions, with onboard camera, microphone, SD card support, and more flexible I\/O. The C3 keeps things minimal.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de80f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7de80f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4861a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4861a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca1552\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Who is it for?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose ESP32\u2011S3 if you need performance, AI, or multimedia. Choose ESP32\u2011C3 if you want a small, efficient board for basic IoT.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdce10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cdce10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca1ba3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a21302 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a21302\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e527d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e527d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca28a9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 vs ESP32\u2011C6: Which One Is Better for IoT?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf8414 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbf8414\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092c1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"092c1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca34c1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Wi\u2011Fi 4 vs Wi\u2011Fi 6<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESP32\u2011C3 uses Wi\u2011Fi 4, which is stable and widely supported. ESP32\u2011C6 introduces Wi\u2011Fi 6 features that improve efficiency in crowded networks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef4973 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef4973\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8012322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8012322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca4197\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Long\u2011term deployment and protocols<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your device will stay simple, C3 is enough. If you need Thread, Zigbee, or Matter, only the ESP32\u2011C6 supports them natively.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfda92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4dfda92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca4810\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5be76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd5be76\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e295e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e295e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca5526\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 vs ESP32\u2011S3: Connectivity and Performance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cfdd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1cfdd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20329ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20329ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca616a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>New wireless standards vs mature ecosystem<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C6 is future\u2011focused with modern wireless protocols. The ESP32\u2011S3 benefits from a mature ecosystem and higher compute performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e8a67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09e8a67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1962ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1962ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca6e24\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Smart home vs complex projects<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For smart home devices, C6 is the better fit. For complex logic, vision, or AI, S3 still wins.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b258f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96b258f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed3c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed3c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca7ab0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Future compatibility vs development cost<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C6 offers long\u2011term compatibility. S3 often reduces development time for advanced applications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df703ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df703ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca8112\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c233e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1c233e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6f467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed6f467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca8e2b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 vs ESP32\u2011C5: Simple and Cheap, or Dual\u2011Band and Future\u2011Ready?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7c3a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d7c3a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af76e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af76e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ca9a1b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Wi\u2011Fi 4 vs dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6<\/h3><p>The C3 sticks to single\u2011band 2.4 GHz Wi\u2011Fi 4 \u2014 stable, proven, and enough for most basic IoT. The C5 jumps to dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6, adding a 5 GHz radio for cleaner spectrum and higher throughput, plus 802.15.4 for Thread, Zigbee, and Matter that the C3 lacks entirely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2af5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd2af5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb95f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb95f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23caa6c1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Cost and simplicity vs capability<\/h3><p>The C3 is the most affordable board and the easiest to optimize for ultra\u2011low\u2011power, set\u2011and\u2011forget designs. The C5 costs more and draws more when its radios are active, but packs far more connectivity plus 8 MB PSRAM for heavier firmware.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf863a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acf863a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9c709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d9c709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cab371\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Which to choose?<\/h3><p>Pick the C3 for simple, cost\u2011sensitive, battery\u2011powered sensors. Pick the C5 when you need modern, multi\u2011protocol, or dual\u2011band connectivity in the same tiny footprint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150009e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"150009e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cab9c5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3468eb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3468eb7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d322ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d322ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cac6be\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 vs ESP32\u2011S3: Connectivity or Compute?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42792a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f42792a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76253f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76253f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cad2b3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Modern wireless vs raw performance<\/h3><p>The C5 leads on connectivity \u2014 dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter. The S3 leads on compute, with a dual\u2011core Xtensa LX7 built for demanding workloads, but it&#8217;s limited to single\u2011band 2.4 GHz Wi\u2011Fi and has no 802.15.4.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed70a0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed70a0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adc0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5adc0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cadf78\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Camera and AI vs multi\u2011protocol IoT<\/h3><p>The S3 (especially Sense) adds an onboard camera and microphone for edge AI, vision, and audio \u2014 things the C5 isn&#8217;t built for. The C5, in turn, is the better fit for networked, multi\u2011protocol devices in busy wireless environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f6750 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0f6750\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e01f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e01f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23caf18a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Which to choose?<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the S3 for vision, audio, edge AI, or multimedia. Choose the C5 when reliable dual\u2011band, multi\u2011protocol connectivity is the priority and you don&#8217;t need a camera or heavy on\u2011device AI.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1965757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1965757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23caf8ca\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7958e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd7958e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907f679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"907f679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb061a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 vs ESP32\u2011C6: Do You Need 5 GHz?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb0802 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"beb0802\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1493c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb1493c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb121c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Single\u2011band vs dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6 <\/h3><p>This is the core decision. Both boards support Wi\u2011Fi 6, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter \u2014 but only the C5 adds a 5 GHz radio. If your device lives in a congested 2.4 GHz environment (apartment buildings, offices, dense IoT deployments), the C5&#8217;s 5 GHz band delivers cleaner spectrum and higher throughput.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeca1c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeca1c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8415f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e8415f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb1ebf\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Power and battery life <\/h3><p>The C6&#8217;s dual\u2011core HP+LP design and 2.4 GHz\u2011only radio make it the more battery\u2011friendly option for always\u2011on, low\u2011data sensors. The C5 can sleep just as deeply (~15 \u00b5A), but its active power is higher when the 5 GHz radio is in use \u2014 so it favors powered devices or low\u2011duty\u2011cycle designs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc362d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfc362d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab29522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab29522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb2b83\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Which to choose?<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the C6 for efficient, battery\u2011powered Matter and smart home sensors. Choose the C5 when wireless reliability and throughput in a crowded network are the priority.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8ccf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c8ccf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb31df\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7eafe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a7eafe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7c575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e7c575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb3e72\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which XIAO ESP32 Should You Choose?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cd64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46cd64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb454b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Choose XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need AI, vision, or audio processing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your project uses a camera or display<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance matters more than power<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Choose <\/b><b>XIAO <\/b><b>ESP32\u2011C3 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want low power and low cost<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your project is a simple IoT device<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Battery life is critical<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>C<\/b><b>hoose <\/b><b>XIAO <\/b><b>ESP32\u2011C6 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are building Matter or Thread devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need Wi\u2011Fi 6 and modern connectivity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your product targets future smart home standards<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>C<\/b><b>hoose <\/b><b>XIAO <\/b><b>ESP32\u2011C5 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6 (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your device must stay reliable in congested networks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;re building gateways, industrial IoT, or smart\u2011city nodes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4754a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4754a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb4b0a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c386a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6c386a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf866e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebf866e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb5834\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects Using XIAO ESP32 Boards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5cf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d5cf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb5dfd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dc6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21dc6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb6455\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/XIAO-ESP32-S3-Handheld-Camera-Pocket-Edition\/\"><b>1.\u00a0 XIAO ESP32-S3 Handheld Camera- Pocket Edition <\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b506e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"56b506e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb7179\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FSECILOLKMLH1PM.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b09bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b09bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb77f9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They used the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> module as the core of a DIY handheld point\u2011and\u2011shoot camera, combining its built-in camera, SD card support, and low\u2011power processing to capture and save photos onto an SD card.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baf3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0baf3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb7dfd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/ESP-DIVE-Build-an-ESP32-RC-Submarine-With-FPV-Came\/\"><b>2. <\/b><b>ESP-DIVE: an XIAO ESP32-S3 RC Submarine With FPV Camera<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a7bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"68a7bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/d-2uSKn9rYs?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb84a1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe36ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fe36ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb8af5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this submarine project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the brain of the dive controller, handling Wi\u2011Fi control, live FPV video streaming, onboard recording, and battery management all in one compact board.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0c2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc0c2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb90e9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-Christmas-Ball\/\"><b>3. Christmas Ball Using Round Display for XIAO &amp; XIAO ESP32-S3 <\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c536806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c536806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb978e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-Christmas-Ball.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da4bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da4bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cb9dd9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They use the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the core controller to drive <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-p-5638.html\" rel=\"noopener\">the round display<\/a><\/span>, animate falling snow with wind effects, and handle touch input for switching festive backgrounds<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed7e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed7e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cba3c7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/mjrobot\/tinyml-made-easy-image-classification-w-xiao-esp32s3-sense-cb42ae\"><b>4. TinyML Made Easy: Image Classification w\/ XIAO ESP32S3 Sense<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbbc368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbbc368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbb764\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/mjrobot\/tinyml-made-easy-image-classification-w-xiao-esp32s3-sense-cb42ae\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-122958\" alt=\"TinyML Made Easy: Image Classification w\/ XIAO ESP32S3 Sense\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001-32x26.jpeg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c51c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92c51c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbbdc8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as a compact edge\u2011AI board to capture images with its onboard camera, process them using TinyML models trained in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edgeimpulse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Edge Impulse<\/a><\/span>, and classify fruits and vegetables directly on\u2011device.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9b288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff9b288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbc366\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4b9e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f4b9e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2005f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2005f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbd0cc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adb9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8adb9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbd6f0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Smart-Room-Heater-Plug\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>1. Smart Room Heater Plug<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da97a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"da97a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbdd89\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Smart-Room-Heater-Plug.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e188996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e188996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbe3f1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the microcontroller inside a custom relay board to add Wi\u2011Fi control, letting the smart plug remotely switch high\u2011power devices like a room heater or AC through a web interface.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a200f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a200f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbe9f8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Planto-Plant-Watering-Checker-Using-ESP32-and-Emoj\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>2. Planto: Plant Watering Checker Using ESP32 and Emoji<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832cc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"832cc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VvmuNW8-vig&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbf090\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897c609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"897c609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbf6ec\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acts as the main controller, reading soil moisture sensor data and driving an OLED display to show emoji indicators of plant health.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6dd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6dd3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cbfce7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/Gokux\/ultra-compact-lidar-distance-meter-range-finder-bba721\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>3. Ultra Compact LiDAR Distance Meter\/Range Finder<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896ffdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"896ffdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc0391\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/Gokux\/ultra-compact-lidar-distance-meter-range-finder-bba721\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hackster.imgix.net\/uploads\/attachments\/1717667\/_2cpBhYDPI7.blob?auto=compress%2Cformat&#038;w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=min\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ultra Compact LiDAR Distance Meter\/Range Finder\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ff0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ff0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc09b0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this tutorial project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used to blink LEDs, read DHT11 sensor data, host a simple Wi\u2011Fi web server, and scan nearby Bluetooth devices to demonstrate its IoT capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98696de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98696de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc0f50\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f18a74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f18a74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4280d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4280d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc1c3e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b37cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b37cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc225a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/JasonFang\/a-diy-zigbee-air-pressure-sensor-for-my-home-assistant-6215f1\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>1.\u00a0 DIY Zigbee Air Pressure Sensor for My Home Assistant<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66486cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66486cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc28e7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/JasonFang\/a-diy-zigbee-air-pressure-sensor-for-my-home-assistant-6215f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hackster.imgix.net\/uploads\/attachments\/1829452\/_w81KHtiygv.blob?auto=compress%2Cformat&#038;w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=min\" title=\"\" alt=\"A DIY Zigbee Air Pressure Sensor for My Home Assistant\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b2b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b2b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc2f03\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the main controller to connect a BMP280 barometer sensor and OLED display, then transmit real\u2011time atmospheric pressure data via Zigbee to Home Assistant for monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b6c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b6c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc351f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Kelvyn-A-Direct-Temperature-Sensor-for-the-IPhone\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>2. Kelvyn&#8211;A Direct Temperature Sensor for the IPhone<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fbda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2fbda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc4477\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Kelvyn-A-Direct-Temperature-Sensor-for-the-IPhone\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-123562\" alt=\"Kelvyn--A Direct Temperature Sensor for the IPhone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541.png 1798w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-1030x791.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-1536x1179.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-32x25.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-1024x786.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1798px) 100vw, 1798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8009a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8009a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc4abf\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the core microcontroller to read temperature and humidity from sensors, broadcast the data via Bluetooth, and pair with a custom iPhone app or Strava by spoofing a heart\u2011rate monitor for tracking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c51e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7c51e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc50dd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/dav1dyang\/waste-into-wonder-making-programmable-mist-makers-fe3ae7\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>3. Waste into Wonder: Making Programmable Mist Makers<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce61c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2ce61c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/pTQPYONl7R4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc5777\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a644933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a644933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc5dcc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the main controller to directly interface a temperature sensor with the iPhone, transmitting readings over Bluetooth for real\u2011time display in a custom app.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f944dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f944dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc63b3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7ec7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b7ec7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0578c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f0578c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc71ae\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fddb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fddb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc77e0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s4nqLmd9FdY\"><b>1. ESP Dash \u2014 Local ESP32 Sensor Data Visualization<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02056b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"02056b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=s4nqLmd9FdY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc7e6e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09c9fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09c9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc84dc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C5-p-6609.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the main controller to locally visualize sensor data from the XIAO\u202fLogger\u202fHAT, including temperature, humidity, light, RTC, and battery voltage. It leverages ESP\u202fDash and ESPAsyncWebServer to build a real\u2011time web dashboard running entirely on the local network via dual\u2011band\u202fWi\u2011Fi, with no cloud dependency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e9609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e9609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc8aea\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/hendra\/atmosguard-c5-dual-band-iaq-cloud-logger-72ff46\"><b>2. AtmosGuard C5: Dual-Band IAQ &amp; Cloud Logger<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60903a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60903a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc91d8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hackster.imgix.net\/uploads\/attachments\/1917042\/_ifdIbpHsnP.blob?auto=compress%2Cformat&#038;w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=min\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hackster.imgix.net\/uploads\/attachments\/1917042\/_ifdIbpHsnP.blob?auto=compress%2Cformat&#038;w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=min\" title=\"\" alt=\"XIAO ESP32C5\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfadda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfadda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc97f6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C5-p-6609.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the main controller to interface CO\u2082 and formaldehyde sensors, display real\u2011time air\u2011quality status on an OLED, and log historical data to Google Sheets via dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d026522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d026522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cc9df0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/Zeller\/xiao-esp32-c5-dual-mcu-cyd-at-wi-fi-fdd855\"><b>3. XIAO ESP32-C5 Dual-MCU: CYD + AT Wi-Fi<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c95b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4c95b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/M612Hcg1Xg4?si=2Y2MQyWkShLBfakl&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cca496\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0cfb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0cfb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ccaae4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C5-p-6609.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> boards are used in tandem \u2014 one dedicated to wireless communication with AT firmware, and the other as the main controller driving an ILI9341 TFT LCD display. The setup separates networking from control tasks to improve performance, with firmware built via ESP\u2011IDF and display handling through PlatformIO and Arduino libraries. The design demonstrates dual\u2011MCU collaboration for efficient Wi\u2011Fi connectivity and real\u2011time visual output.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f41cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78f41cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ccb169\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f6b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f6b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ccb737\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4f569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"fc4f569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cce12e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1127b1c6a38a23ccda58\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1127b1c6a38a23ccda58\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1127b1c6a38a23ccda58\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Is the ESP32-C3 still worth using?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1127b1c6a38a23ccda58\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 18px\">Yes \u2014 it\u2019s ideal for cost-sensitive, battery-driven IoT nodes and projects that don\u2019t require heavy computation.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-e8d7c806a38a23ccda58\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-e8d7c806a38a23ccda58\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-e8d7c806a38a23ccda58\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Which XIAO ESP32 is best for beginners?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-e8d7c806a38a23ccda58\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For beginners focused on general IoT, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-C3<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is approachable and inexpensive. If you want to work with cameras or audio, start with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-969b74d6a38a23ccda58\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-969b74d6a38a23ccda58\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-969b74d6a38a23ccda58\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Do I need the XIAO ESP32-C6 for Matter?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-969b74d6a38a23ccda58\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you plan to build Matter-native devices (Thread + Matter), the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-C6<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the most direct path since it supports 802.15.4 and Matter stacks natively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-473c98b6a38a23ccda58\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-473c98b6a38a23ccda58\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-473c98b6a38a23ccda58\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">When is the XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 worth it over the C6?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-473c98b6a38a23ccda58\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose the C5 when your device operates in a congested 2.4 GHz environment or needs higher Wi\u2011Fi throughput. Its 5 GHz band delivers cleaner, faster connectivity. If battery life on a simple 2.4 GHz sensor is your priority, the C6 is the better fit.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-25c5ad26a38a23ccda58\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-25c5ad26a38a23ccda58\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-25c5ad26a38a23ccda58\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Does the XIAO ESP32\u2011C5 really have 5 GHz Wi\u2011Fi? <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-25c5ad26a38a23ccda58\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes \u2014 it's the first XIAO board with dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6, supporting both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, while keeping full 2.4 GHz compatibility.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-5-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-0ec2f0e6a38a23ccda58\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-0ec2f0e6a38a23ccda58\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-0ec2f0e6a38a23ccda58\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How important is PSRAM?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-0ec2f0e6a38a23ccda58\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-5-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a38a23ccda58\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PSRAM matters when your app needs large buffers (images, audio, complex ML models). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-S3<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0offers the most PSRAM-friendly options.<\/span><\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6239f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6239f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cce74c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a7a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83a7a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23cced2f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b6953f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b6953f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll6a38a23ccf346\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 excels at performance and AI, the ESP32\u2011C3 focuses on efficient and affordable IoT, the ESP32\u2011C6 is built for future\u2011ready smart home connectivity, and the new ESP32\u2011C5 brings dual\u2011band Wi\u2011Fi 6 for reliable, high\u2011throughput connectivity in crowded networks. 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