Meet Sparo, the 2 inch mini PC - soon to be announced on Indiegogo

Every once in a while we get some exclusive news about Mini PC's that are going to be released - here's a new one!

Ricisung (Shenzhen RiCiSung Technology Co., Ltd) is about to start a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for their new Mini PC's - Sparo.

Sparo is a new product line that features tiny cube-shaped Mini PC's with aluminum casing and minimalistic connectivity (not that you could have added more ports on the tiny devices anyway).

They are crafted from aviation-grade aluminum at Foxconn and they are one of the smallest Windows 10 Mini PC's at just 62mm/2.4'' and 51mm/2'' respectively.

Sparo logo
  • 32GB
    ROM
  • 2GB
    RAM
  • GPU
  • 4
    CPU

Sparo R236

  • OS
  • Wi-Fi
  • LAN
    -
  • CHIPSET
    Intel Z3735F
  
Rating
4 - 1

Sparo R236 is the biggest of the two ("big" is a relative term, this Mini PC has only 2.4 inches on each side).

Using a BayTrail Z3735F SoC, Sparo R236 has a full-sized USB 2.0 port.

Ricisung Sparo R236 gallery

Ricisung Sparo R219 Ricisung Sparo monitors Ricisung Sparo R219 Ricisung Sparo R219 unboxing
Sparo logo
  • 32GB
    ROM
  • 2GB
    RAM
  • GPU
  • 4
    CPU

Sparo R219

  • OS
  • Wi-Fi
  • LAN
    -
  • CHIPSET
    Intel Atom Z8300
  
Rating
4 - 1

Sparo R219 is the most powerful and also the smallest of the two - just 2''.

Powered by a quad core Intel CherryTrail Z8300 CPU with IntelĀ® HD Graphics (200 MHz base, 500 Mhz burst frequency).

Comes with just two microUSB ports, one to power it up and one for data transfer and a miniHDMI port.

Ricisung Sparo R219 gallery

Ricisung Sparo R219 Ricisung Sparo monitors Ricisung Sparo R219 Ricisung Sparo R219 unboxing

Side by side: Ricisung Sparo R236 vs Sparo R219

Ricisung Sparo R236
Sparo R236 Sparo R219
SoC Intel Bay Trail - Z3735F Intel Cherry Trail - Z8300 T3
CPU Quad core @ 1.33GHz (1.83GHz burst) Quad-core @ 1.60GHz
GPU Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics
RAM 2GB DDR3 2GB DDR3
ROM 32GB eMMC (64 GB version available) 32GB eMMC (64 GB version available)
OS Windows 10 Windows 10
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 802.11 b/g/n
HDMI version Mini HDMI, 1.4a Mini HDMI, 1.4a
Connectivity 1 USB 2.0 1 micro USB
Bluetooth version 4.0 4.0
Other 5V/2.5A 5-pin micro USB 5V/2.5A 5-pin micro USB
Size 62mm x 62mm x 62mm (2.5'') 51mm x 51mm x 51mm (2'')

You can connect a keyboard and mouse wirelessly via bluetooth, and external devices can be connected via an USB hub, but personally I would have liked to see one of the Sparo Mini PC's to have a better wi-fi chip and an USB 3.0 port.

Pricing is unknown at this time, but I've seen Sparo on Taobao for around $250. A version of the Sparo Mini PC was a few months ago on a Taobao crowdfunding campaign in two versions at ~$123 and ~$153 respectively.
[Update] - another version (Sparo R203) is now on BangGood for $212.

This article will be updated with new info as soon as we will hear back from RICI.