[dandelany]

There is at least one area where ATtiny still outcompetes RP2040: low power consumption. Even in its lowest-power dormant state, 2040 still burns around 200uA, whereas the ATTiny can sleep on only a handful of uA or less. Even during active use, an ATtiny with low voltage supply and low frequency clock can often do what you need with an order of magnitude or two less power than a 2040. So for a hobbyist project to build a battery-powered device with long lifetime, it’s hard to beat the ATtiny. Otherwise I completely agree!

[TaylorAlexander]

Yes that’s a good point! I’m designing some RP2040 based LED earrings and the static power consumption is significant for sure. I’ve designed them so that when you place them next to a magnet, an ultra low power consumption magnetic switch completely cuts off battery power, but when they are on and in use that static draw hurts.