Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2: 10.1-Inch Screen for $80
If you’ve ever squinted at a 7-inch Raspberry Pi screen while trying to build a kitchen dashboard or a retro arcade cabinet, good news: the Pi ecosystem just got a lot roomier. Raspberry Pi has launched a 10.1-inch version of its Touch Display 2, and at $80 it’s aimed squarely at makers who wanted more screen without leaving the official ecosystem.
What you get for $80
According to TechRadar, the new panel offers:
- A 10.1-inch touchscreen — a big jump in usable area over the standard 7-inch Touch Display 2
- An $80 price tag, which TechRadar calls the best value in the range on a per-square-inch basis
- Official Raspberry Pi support, so it plugs into the Pi ecosystem without driver headaches
- Some compromises versus premium third-party displays — this is a value play, not a spec-sheet flex
My take: bigger screens unlock better projects
I think this is the most quietly useful Raspberry Pi accessory in a while. The 7-inch display has always been fine for status readouts, but genuinely cramped for anything interactive. At 10.1 inches, a whole category of projects gets more practical: Home Assistant wall panels you can actually tap accurately, point-of-sale prototypes, 3D printer control screens, car dashboards, and kid-friendly kiosk builds.
The “official accessory” angle matters more than people admit, too. Third-party HDMI touchscreens are a lottery — random controller boards, flaky touch drivers, ribbon cables of mystery origin. Paying $80 for something the Raspberry Pi team will support for years is a trade I’d make for any project I intend to keep running.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Much more usable touch area for dashboards and kiosks
- Strong value per inch at $80
- First-party support means fewer driver and compatibility surprises
- Keeps the whole build inside the official Pi ecosystem
Cons:
- Not a premium panel — expect trade-offs versus pricier displays
- Bigger screen means bigger enclosures; existing 7-inch cases won’t fit
- You’ll still need to budget for a Pi, power, and mounting hardware
Verdict: who should buy it
- Buy it if you’re building a smart home control panel, kiosk, or any project where a 7-inch screen felt cramped — this is the easy default choice now.
- Stick with the 7-inch if your project is portable or space-constrained; smaller is still better for handheld builds.
- Look at premium third-party panels only if you need top-tier brightness or resolution and don’t mind doing your own driver troubleshooting.
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Source: TechRadar