Raspberry Pi has launched the Touch Display 2, a 7-inch touchscreen RGB TFT display with 1280×720 designed to be connected to Raspberry Pi single board computers.
It improves on the original Raspberry Pi Touch Display with a higher resolution (1280×720 vs 800×480) and a slimmer form factor thanks to the integration of the display driver PCB into the display enclosure itself.
Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 specifications
- Display Type – 7-inch 24-bit RGB TFT display
- Resolution 1280 x 720 resolution
- Touch panel – 5-point multi-touch capacitive touch panel
- Active area – 155 x 88 mm
- Backlight type – LED B/L
- Surface treatment – anti-glare
- Host interface – MIPI CSI connector with ribbon cable compatible with all Raspberry Pi boards except the Raspberry Pi Zero line
- Power Supply – 5V DC via 2-wire, 3-pin connected inserted into the 40-pin GPIO header
- Dimensions – 189.32 x 120.24mm
The back of the display comes with four mounting holes for the Raspberry Pi 5 or other Pi SBCs. A ribbon cable connects to the MIPI DSI connector and a 3-pin connector with 5V and GND is inserted into the Pi’s 40-pin GPIO header to provide power.
Raspberry Pi OS provides touchscreen drivers with support for five-finger touch, support for landscape or portrait mode, and an on-screen keyboard that removes the need to connect a keyboard or mouse while keeping full functionality. Like its predecessor, the display is useful for HMI projects such as tablets, entertainment systems, and information dashboards.
Raspberry Pi sells the Touch Display 2 for $60 plus taxes and shipping through its network or distributor. It can be used for commercial products too, as the company promises the new touch display will remain in production until at least January 2030. Additional information may be found on the product page and the documentation website.
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For info, there’s a typo in the article. The original Pi 7″ Touch Screen was (and is) 800×480 not 800×600 : https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-touch-display/
There are way too many 720p devices in my life. But this is considerably better than the previous one.
Seems pretty surprising that all this time later the upgrade maintains the really thick bezel or border and only 5 point touch, rather than 10. I put off buying an SBC screen from Waveshare or similar because IIRC Upton had announced towards the end of 2022 that their new official 7” screen would be coming out early last year and I held on, expecting worthwhile upgrades, but with this paltry improvement (on top of all the other shady stuff they’ve pulled in the last few years), I think I’ll spend my money elsewhere.
While it does offer some improvements, the thick bezel, portrait-only orientation, and 5-point touch might not meet everyone’s expectations for an upgrade. I’m also curious about the color gamut, as it seems a bit subdued in the promotional images.
Personally, I prefer screens with narrow bezels, horizontal display, ten-point touch, and a wider color gamut.
What do you need 10-point touch for? 5 should be enough for 99% uses. And you can put the screen horizontally.
As Adam notes, you can rotate the screen but yeah I still don’t know why you’d pay the same price for a touchscreen with less touch capability, still just as thick bezels and only modest resolution increase, when competitors offer superior products…
…and again, if you’re voting with your wallet, what’s the point of continuing to prop up an organisation with such dodgy behaviour?