Published May 8, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional elements of Android apps and smartphones such as performance, and I’ve been working in the tech industry in some way or another since 2017. In my spare time, you’ll probably find me playing Counter-Strike or VALORANT, and you can reach out to me at  adam@xda-developers.com , on Twitter as @AdamConwayIE , on Instagram as AdamConwayIE , or u/AdamConwayIE on Reddit. Sign in to your XDA account The Raspberry Pi 5 is still the default answer when somebody wants a small Linux board, and for good reason. However, there's a much smaller, much cheaper board that beats it on several of the specs enthusiasts care about most: the newly released Orange Pi Zero 3W .…