Waveshare 7.5 inch E-Paper Display HAT V2 for Home Assistant & ESPHome Projects 800x480 3.3v/5v E-Ink Screen with Embedded Co
Reviewed 1 September 2026 · price checked live
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Waveshare 7.5 inch E-Paper Display HAT V2 for is one of the 50 barebone pcs products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: Ink display HAT for Raspberry Pi, 7.5inch, 800x480 resolution, with embedded controller, communicating via SPI interface. Due to the advantages like ultra low power consumption. No backlight, keeps displaying last content for a long time even when power down.Ultra low power consumption, basically power is only required for refreshing. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.3 out of 5 from 229 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Waveshare
- Amazon rating
- 4.3 / 5 from 229 ratings
- vs Barebone PCs
- 0.2 below the category median of 4.5
- Rank in category
- 36 of 48 rated barebone pcs we track
- Price position
- Mid-priced (category spans £4.99 to £4749)
- How proven
- Well established, above-average review volume
How it compares in Barebone PCs
Across the 48 rated barebone pcs products we track, the typical score is 4.5 out of 5. This one sits at 4.3, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count.
It carries 229 ratings against a category median of 29. A rating from a large base is harder to distort and tends to hold up over time, so a high score here means more than the same score on a new listing.
On price it sits in the middle third of a category running from £4.99 to £4749, where the midpoint is about £56.95. That is the part of the range where most sensible buys sit, neither cutting corners nor paying for the name.
Worked out from the 50 barebone pcs products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- This is an E-Ink display HAT for Raspberry Pi, 7.5inch, 800x480 resolution, with embedded controller, communicating via SPI interface. Due to the advantages like ultra low power consumption, wide viewing angle, clear display without electricity, it is an ideal choice for applications such as shelf label, industrial instrument, and so on.
- No backlight, keeps displaying last content for a long time even when power down.Ultra low power consumption, basically power is only required for refreshing
- Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO extension header, supports Raspberry Pi series boards, Jetson Nano. SPI interface, for connecting with other controller boards like Raspberry/Nucleo, etc. Onboard voltage translator, compatible with 3.3V/5V MCUs.Comes with development resources and manual (examples for Raspberry Pi/Jetson Nano/STM32)
