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Smart IoT modules bring together previously separate functionalities – for instance computing, graphics processing, data storage and connectivity – into single, highly compact pieces of hardware.

The ability to perform such various tasks in a single module removes the need to specify and develop multiple function-specific modules, and then ensure they can be integrated into a unified product; smart modules are therefore a key way for solution builders to simplify designs, reduce size, remove technical limitations, limit costs and accelerate time-to-market. They are in short the cutting edge of integrated hardware in the world of IoT technologies.

Smart modules can support a rich set of peripheral components – such as cameras, LCMs, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, memory and SD cards, eSIM and embedded universal integrated circuit cards (eUICC). They offer a wide choice of interfaces such as USB2.0/3.0, USB type-C, I2C, UART, GPIOs, and support PWM and ADCs. Smart modules also have integrated operating systems – often with a choice of Linux for applications in industrial IoT, or Android for commercial solutions – as well as device drivers and associated SDKs. Quectel offers a comprehensive range of smart modules, with extensive product families of variants to support deployment regions and a range of interfaces and connection options – to find out more you can browse our webshop from the links below.

Smart IoT use cases include

AR/VR
Delivery lockers
Digital signage
Edge computing
In-car entertainment systems
PDAs and tablets
Robotics and smart factories
Smartphones
Smart POS
Smart home gateways
Vending machines
Video streaming
Wearables

Module	OS	Memory	CPU	Camera	See more
	Android 7.1/8.1 Yocto Linux	1GB + 8GB or 2GB + 16GB	4x A7 @1.1GHz	2*MIPI_CSI Supports 8MP+2MP
	Android 10	1GB + 8GB or 2GB + 16GB	4x A53 @1.3GHz	2*MIPI_CSI Supports 8MP+8MP or 13MP
	Android 10	1GB + 8GB or 2GB + 16GB	4x A53 @1.4GHz	2*MIPI_CSI Supports 8MP+2MP
	Android 12	2GB + 32GB or 3GB + 32GB	4x A53 @2GHz	2*MIPI_CSI Supports 13MP+13MP or 16MP+8MP+2MP
	Android 9/10	3GB + 32GB or 4GB + 64GB	4x Kryo @2.2GHz+ 4x Kryo @1.8GHz	3*MIPI_CSI Supports 16MP+16MP or 24MP
	Android 9/10	2GB + 16GB or 3GB + 32GB	8x A53 @1.8GHz	3*MIPI_CSI Supports 13MP+13MP or 21MP
	Android 9/10	2GB + 16GB or 3GB + 32GB	8x A53 @2.0GHz	3*MIPI_CSI Supports 13MP+13MP or 24MP
	Yocto Linux (Kernel 3.18)	2GB + 16GB	8x A53 @2.0GHz	3*MIPI_CSI Supports 13MP+13MP or 24MP
	Yocto Linux (Kernel 5.4)	2GB + 32GB	2x QCM2290 @2.0GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports 13MP+13MP or 25MP
	Android 10	4GB + 64GB	4x Kryo @2.7GHz + 4x Kryo @1.7GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports 16MP+16MP+2MP or 32MP
	Linux	4GB + 2GB	2x A53 @1.3GHz	Supports VGA display and 5 MP camera
	Android 12	4GB + 64GB or 6GB + 128GB or 8GB + 128GB or 8gb + 256GB	1× QCM6490 @2.7GHz + 3× QCM6490 @2.4GHz + 4× QCM6490 @1.9GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports 27MP + 27MP + 27MP or 22MP + 22 MP + 22MP or 36MP + 27MP or 36MP + 22MP or 36MP
	Android 10	8GB + 64GB	1× Kryo @2.842GHz + 3× Kryo @2.419GHz + 4× Kryo @1.805GHz	6*MIPI_CSI Supports 25MP+25MP or 64MP ZSL
	Android	12GB + 256GB	8x Kryo	4*MIPI_CSI
	Android 10/11/13	3GB + 32GB or 4GB + 64GB	4x Kryo @2.0GHz + 4x Kryo @1.8GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports 16MP + 16MP or 24MP
	Linux	4GB + 64GB	8x QCx4290	4*MIPI_DSI Supports up to 25MP
	Android 12/13/14	4GB + 64GB	8x Kryo	4*MIPI_CSI Supports up to 25MP
	Yocto Linux (Kernel 4.14)	3GB + 32GB or 4GB + 64GB	4x Kryo @2.0GHz + 4x Kryo @1.8GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports 16MP + 16MP or 24MP
	Android 13/14/15/16	4GB + 64GB	2× A78 @ 2.4GHz + 6× A55 @ 2GHz	3MIPI_CSI, 2ISP Supports up to 64MP NZSL
	Linux (Kernel 4.19/ 5.10)/ Android 13/ OpenWrt	2GB + 16GB or 2GB + 32GB or 4GB + 32GB	4× A55 @ 2.0GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports up to 2.5 Gbps/lane
	Android 12/13	2GB + 16GB or 3GB + 32GB	4× A53 @ 2.0GHz	4*MIPI_CSI Supports 13MP + 13MP or 25MP