nRF52840 Sourcing — BLE 5.0 Module Availability & Pricing
The nRF52840-QIAA-R is Nordic Semiconductor's flagship multiprotocol SoC, supporting BLE 5.0, Thread, Zigbee, and proprietary 2.4GHz protocols.
Why Engineers Still Choose nRF52840
- Best-in-class BLE stack — Nordic SDK is the industry reference
- 1MB flash / 256KB RAM — Room for complex firmware + OTA
- Arm Cortex-M4F — Hardware floating point for sensor fusion
nRF52840 vs ESP32-S3 for BLE
| Factor | nRF52840 | ESP32-S3 | |--------|----------|----------| | BLE quality | Excellent | Good | | Wi-Fi | No | Yes | | Price (1K) | ~$4.25 | ~$4.25 | | Power (sleep) | Lower | Higher |
Choose nRF52840 for dedicated BLE products. Choose ESP32-S3 when you need Wi-Fi + BLE in one module.
Current Availability
Wizard stocks nRF52840-QIAA-R with 2-3 day lead time for standard quantities. Volume pricing available at 1,000+ units.
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