Acknowledging that there are no stated plans for a newer model of RPi Zero, prospectively named RPi Zero 3, it is a safe assumption that were such a board be announced it would have the same form-factor and similar/same pin outs and connections, and if that is indeed what is released it could conceivably be swapped into the zBitx.
The real question is, in my opinion, does the RPi Zero 2W *only* connect to the 2x20 (40 pin) GPIO header, because that would mean any RPi with a 2x20 header could be used with the zBitx board.
It is interesting to see the posts here about the possibility of upgrading/swapping the RPi in a device that has not been released yet. The latest thread (this one) is now questioning upgrades for the unreleased zBitx with a future RPi Zero model that also is not only not released but not even being discussed as a future product!
(Opinion: Any updated RPi Zero would likely have either the RPi 4 or 5 CPU, and probably a bit more RAM, but that more recent CPU might need a cooling solution, either a heat sink or something active, and that might interfere with the initial, as yet not finalized, zBitx design.)
The RPi Zero 2W has the same processor chip as an RPi 3B+, albeit with half the memory. Farhan has said that the supplied/planned software suite works fine in the 512 Meg of RAM.
Ken, N2VIP
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I know we are all on pins and needles waiting on more photos/details . But was wonder the PiZero 2w, I assume it's not hardwired
into the zbitx and that in the future should there be a PiZero 3 that we would be able to swap that out??
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