It seems that for its latest board, OrangePi 5 Plus, the Orange Pi team are moving to the RK3588 SoC as the heart of the board. As spotted by CNX Software, this new board boasts a beefier SoC that features many more IO pins than the cheaper RK3588S. The Orange Pi 5 Plus delivers a few more features, including multiple RAM options, and NVMe storage.
The most noticeable additions are two 2.5Gb Ethernet ports (putting the Orange Pi 5 Plus in overpowered DIY router territory) and three HDMI ports. Two of the HDMI 2.1 ports support 8K60 output, while the third HDMI port is an input, able to capture up to 4K60 (a similar premise to the Khadas VIM4). The dual HDMI 2.1 ports means that we can connect a couple of 4K screens and enjoy an expansive work environment. As for networking, if the two 2.5Gb Ethernet ports aren't to your liking, then Wi-Fi is an optional extra. It's a shame that it wasn't included as that would have been the icing on the cake, but costs have to be cut in order to squeeze in an RK3588 over the lower-cost RK3588S.
