Why does a Raspberry Pi 3 running Raspberry Pi OS fit better for our needs than a Raspberry Pi 4 running Fedora 37?

Last Updated on April 21, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

  • LattePanda says they have Lubuntu with touch support, but where do have a demo for it, and where can we find an image to download it?
  • Fedora says they have touch support for the official 7 inch Raspberry Pi touch display, but according to these reviewers,
  • with Fedora 37 on the Raspberry Pi 4, apps open very slowly. Video playback has become better, but Bluetooth and WIFI still does not work, and the Raspberry Pi 4 is unavailable.

  • On the contrast, a Raspberry Pi3 with Raspberry Pi OS worked already five years ago with a 5 inch display with supports touch and can be calibrated:

What is the explanation for this phenomenon?