{"id":126151,"date":"2026-04-14T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=126151"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:30:18","slug":"esp32-s31-vs-esp32-s3-should-the-xiao-get-an-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/14\/esp32-s31-vs-esp32-s3-should-the-xiao-get-an-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"ESP32-S31 vs. ESP32-S3: Should the XIAO Get an Upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"126151\" class=\"elementor elementor-126151\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b105e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79b105e\" 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-3a01328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a01328\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a87855\"  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<div data-page-id=\"B4eFdjRxYod6k6x7QuOccqPwnAb\" data-lark-html-role=\"root\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-NSuud0t9loWv7AxqtcwcSOhVnab\">The world of Edge AI and IoT is moving faster than ever and the <u><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espressif.com\/en\/products\/socs\/esp32-s31\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lark-is-custom=\"true\">ESP32-S31<\/a><\/strong><\/u> just dropped. With the buzz surrounding the new <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espressif.com\/en\/products\/socs\/esp32-s31\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ESP32-S31<\/strong><\/a><\/span> from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espressif.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Espressif<\/span><\/a>, developers are asking: <em>Is this the next big leap for IoT development boards?<\/em> At Seeed Studio, we are already diving deep into the specs to see how this new silicon fits into the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-series-page\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>XIAO ecosystem<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. But before you start planning your next project around it, there are a few things you need to know.<\/div><\/div>\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-a7b736e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7b736e\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a87e5c\"  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-5a0b7aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a0b7aa\" 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-7129546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7129546\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a88f01\"  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\">What is ESP32-S31? The New Contender<\/h2>\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-6c173a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c173a8\" 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-63f8650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f8650\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a89c1a\"  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<div data-page-id=\"B4eFdjRxYod6k6x7QuOccqPwnAb\" data-lark-html-role=\"root\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-MBpKdgPWnoN7zLxkA8icArCen9e\">The ESP32-S31 is a high-performance <strong>dual-core 32-bit RISC-V <\/strong>microcontroller running at up to<strong> 320 <\/strong><strong>MHz<\/strong>, built for advanced AIoT applications. Here&#8217;s what Espressif officially lists as its headline capabilities:<\/div><ul class=\"list-bullet1\"><li class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Xp0bds1qPoURwuxntaLclRHan7f\" data-list=\"bullet\"><div>Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) + IEEE 802.15.4 (Thread\/Zigbee) \u2014 better efficiency, lower power, wider device support<\/div><\/li><li class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-SNc3dp35Qoz2GTxC5tmcXVaPnnd\" data-list=\"bullet\"><div><strong>Bluetooth 5.4 LE Audio + Bluetooth Classic (<\/strong><strong>BR<\/strong><strong>\/EDR)<\/strong> <strong>\u2014 dual-mode<\/strong>, the only ESP32 with both; ideal for audio projects<\/div><\/li><li class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-FyKQdPR65opRcOxSq7hcPumtn5c\" data-list=\"bullet\"><div>Gigabit Ethernet MAC \u2014 finally, wired networking without the 100 Mbps bottleneck<\/div><\/li><li class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-JjpLd7kMGorIWFxlzBocmW51nD6\" data-list=\"bullet\"><div><strong>Dual-core RISC-V<\/strong> + SIMD + FPU \u2014 up to 6.86 CoreMark\/MHz; a meaningful IPC boost over previous cores<\/div><\/li><li class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-BvkWd0ejMo94umx0xxGcWbmdnId\" data-list=\"bullet\"><div>JPEG codec, 2D PPA, 2D-DMA, DVP camera (8\u201316 bit), 14-channel touch \u2014 full HMI package for smart displays, video doorbells, multimedia panels<\/div><\/li><li class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-M9lbdJKxZoSSLgxirK5cGMpQnfe\" data-list=\"bullet\"><div>Hardware security: secure boot, flash\/PSRAM encryption, TEE with APM, RAM-based PUF, AES\/RSA\/ECC accelerators<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Yuo2dcvW9oYsw1x1xJocpjXenpb\">The chip is supported via ESP-IDF, with ESP-Matter, ESP-BLE-AUDIO, and ESP-GMF on the roadmap.<\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806c682 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"806c682\" 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-b109392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b109392\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a8b1a3\"  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.espressif.com\/en\/products\/socs\/esp32-s31\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2306\" height=\"1529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-126157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31.png 2306w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-1030x683.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-1536x1018.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-2048x1358.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-32x21.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESP32-S31-1024x679.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2306px) 100vw, 2306px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3b763 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf3b763\" 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-2425e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2425e05\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a8bdf1\"  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-19bf062 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19bf062\" 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-a6458fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6458fa\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a8ca3e\"  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\">What the Community Is Actually Worried About<\/h2>\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-9f38556 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f38556\" 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-6131c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6131c47\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a8d6fc\"  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<div data-page-id=\"B4eFdjRxYod6k6x7QuOccqPwnAb\" data-lark-html-role=\"root\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-QUCmdDg4xoZOx3xfxvDcItQJnXL\">That all sounds impressive on paper. But here&#8217;s what developers are actually asking:<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-IgEJd1FHcoeKW2xfz8yc8NZenKb\">\u26a0\ufe0f It&#8217;s RISC-V, not Xtensa. The ESP32-S series has always used Tensilica cores. Switching architectures raises real questions about toolchain maturity, existing library compatibility, and migration effort.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-RqG5dJ1Xgo85eNxF1iZcFJPCned\">\u26a0\ufe0f Arduino support is not ready. There&#8217;s an open GitHub issue requesting ESP32-S31 support in the Arduino core \u2014 it&#8217;s not merged yet.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-UE2hd5wZioR4rJx0F2qcoox6nVw\">\u26a0\ufe0f You can&#8217;t buy it yet. Espressif confirms only &#8220;select customers&#8221; have received samples. No public pricing. No release date. If you need to build something today, this is a blocker.<\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfefae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bfefae\" 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-01b457b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01b457b\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a8e5c9\"  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-4f581a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f581a4\" 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-a093a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a093a38\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a8f24c\"  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\">ESP32-S31 vs ESP32-S3 \u2014 How Do They Compare?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513181f elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-tablepress\" data-id=\"513181f\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a91957\"  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_513181f\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-45\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-45\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Chipset<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">ESP32-S31<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">ESP32-S3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Architecture<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RISC-V dual-core @ 320 MHz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Xtensa dual-core @ 240 MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wi-Fi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bluetooth<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5.4 LE Audio + Classic BT<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.0 LE only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ethernet<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gigabit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">GPIO<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">AI acceleration<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SIMD + FPU<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">SIMD + FPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camera \/ Display<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">DVP + multi-format LCD<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Parallel LCD (RGB\/I8080) + DVP Camera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Security<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">TEE\/APM\/PUF\/full encryption<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">AES-XTS\/RSA\/HMAC\/DS &amp; World Controller (Hardware Isolation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Available now?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u274c Samples only<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u2705 Yes, in stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Arduino support?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u23f3 Pending<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u2705 Mature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-45 from cache --><\/div>\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-6f820ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f820ec\" 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-f1d55f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1d55f6\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a926af\"  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<div data-page-id=\"B4eFdjRxYod6k6x7QuOccqPwnAb\" data-lark-html-role=\"root\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-KyG8dTyp5oZjRixeHpzcuVO3nte\">The ESP32-S31 wins on connectivity bandwidth, audio versatility, and raw processing. But the ESP32-S3 wins on availability, ecosystem maturity, and time-to-market.<\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c5374 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4c5374\" 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-b98247f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b98247f\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a932b3\"  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-d98674f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d98674f\" 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-03b603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03b603d\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a93f27\"  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\">Discussion: Does the World Need a XIAO ESP32-S31?<\/h2>\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-a67c178 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a67c178\" 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-7f84668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f84668\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a94be4\"  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<div data-page-id=\"B4eFdjRxYod6k6x7QuOccqPwnAb\" data-lark-html-role=\"root\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Ltf1dazzlofN5wxhOCbcJFOInkb\">This is where we need <strong>YOU<\/strong>.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-YUG8dNYwfoDV7axQl1Xc6EvlnQb\">A new XIAO is a major commitment, and we want to ensure we\u2019re building what you actually need. Does the ESP32-S31&#8217;s power efficiency excite you, or do you think the current S3 series is already at the sweet spot?<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-V2uqdKCSRo72ghxRawTc3dB1nTb\">We are opening our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Seeed-Studio\/OSHW-XIAO-Series\/discussions\/1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Open Road Map<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to decide the fate of a potential &#8220;XIAO ESP32-S31.&#8221;<\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c513bc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c513bc1\" 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-3cac599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cac599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Seeed Studio XIAO Has You Covered.<\/h2>\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-c425509 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c425509\" 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-57937a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57937a3\" 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=\"scroll69e46b0a9a5a8\"  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<div data-page-id=\"B4eFdjRxYod6k6x7QuOccqPwnAb\" data-lark-html-role=\"root\" data-docx-has-block-data=\"false\"><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-LozndPNmqovVCaxj8rBcK0rjnmb\">If your project timeline can&#8217;t wait for a chip with no confirmed release date, Seeed Studio&#8217;s XIAO ESP32-S3 (Sense) is the pragmatic choice \u2014 and it&#8217;s available right now.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-YPgYdrAPdomHFFxjCvxci3ben4d\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-SNfZdjgSboxf7HxNhARcDe7JnIc\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-esp32-s3&amp;authuser=1\" data-lark-is-custom=\"true\">XIAO ESP32-S3<\/a><\/strong>:<\/span> The foundational thumb-sized board.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-HA3gdAhwNoz28fxq0RkcBFUFnQh\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-esp32-s3-plus&amp;authuser=1\" data-lark-is-custom=\"true\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus<\/a><\/strong>:<\/span> More GPIOs and storage for heavy-duty logic.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-L8mZdkyM7oUTL4xa8OecgFBgnOg\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-esp32-s3-sense&amp;authuser=1\" data-lark-is-custom=\"true\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/a><\/strong>:<\/span> onboard camera + microphone + SD card slot \u2192 The community favorite for Vision AI and voice-activated projects.<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Guaadvp8boJ2SOxLFX2cy8pKnah\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"ace-line ace-line old-record-id-AL3kdgCafoYGuwxobvxcM8fcnGa\">Whether you&#8217;re building AI vision projects, voice-controlled devices, or portable edge sensors \u2014 XIAO ESP32-S3 is a proven platform with a full ecosystem behind it.<\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element 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