BitBox02 Nova vs SafePal X1 BitBox02 Nova leads by 37 points.
BitBox02 Nova scores 37 points above SafePal X1, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys. BitBox02 Nova ranks #1 and SafePal X1 #22 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
BitBox02 Nova81
vs
SXSafePal X144
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #1 and #22 of 23
BitBox02 Nova scores 37 points above SafePal X1, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys.
BitBox02 Nova #1 of 2381
SXSafePal X1 #22 of 2344
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termBitBox02 Nova leads on 5 of 6 published criteria; SafePal X1 on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBitBox02 NovaSafePal X1WeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware10/103/106.5+11.8for BitBox02 Nova+6.0 of 32
Secure element10/103/106.5+11.8for BitBox02 Nova+6.0 of 32
Checkable keys10/100/102.9+7.5for BitBox02 Nova+3.8 of 32
Genuine check7/102/102.9+3.7for BitBox02 Nova+1.9 of 32
Maker independence10/104/102.6+4.1for BitBox02 Nova+2.1 of 32
Fund-loss record5/107/102.6−1.4for SafePal X1−0.7 of 32
Net of the terms+37.6
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1
Reproduced gap+37.4
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8144+37.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
BitBox02 NovaScore 81EAL6+ secure chip and firmware rebuilt and matched, with Bluetooth — new in 2025, €175Strength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: First shipped in 2025, so it has a short record in buyers' handsSafePal X1Score 44A Bluetooth signer with a 12-button keypad at $69.99 — an unnamed secure element and partly published codeStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 7/10Watch-out: It signs over Bluetooth through the SafePal App and does no QR-code scanning, so it cannot sign air-gapped, whatever its '100% air-gapped signing' label says
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactBitBox02 NovaSafePal X1
One-time priceSnapshotBitBox02 Nova, Multi edition, at €175.00 including 19% VAT on https://shop.bitbox.swiss/en/products/bitbox02-nova-79/, read 1 October 2026; no US dollar list price is published.SafePal X1 at $69.99, VAT and duty excluded, on https://www.safepal.com/en/store, read 2 October 2026.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalglobal
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotSecure element, EAL6+ certified; fully open source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
BitBox02 Nova
81#1 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick BitBox02 Nova if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 10/10 to SafePal X1's 3/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Secure element you can look up — 10/10
Tradeoff
First shipped in 2025, so it has a short record in buyers' hands
SX
SafePal X1
44#22 of 23
Pick it when
Pick SafePal X1 if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 7/10 to BitBox02 Nova's 5/10 there (weight 11).
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 7/10
Tradeoff
It signs over Bluetooth through the SafePal App and does no QR-code scanning, so it cannot sign air-gapped, whatever its '100% air-gapped signing' label says
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
BitBox02 NovaLeads
Choose BitBox02 Nova if secure element matters most
Secure element: 10/10 against 3/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 27)
Rebuildable firmware: 10/10 against 3/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 27)
Genuine check: 7/10 against 2/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 12)
BitBox02 NovaScore 81EAL6+ secure chip and firmware rebuilt and matched, with Bluetooth — new in 2025, €175Strength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: First shipped in 2025, so it has a short record in buyers' hands
SXSafePal X1
Choose SafePal X1 if fund-loss record matters most
Fund-loss record: 7/10 against 5/10 for BitBox02 Nova (weight 11)
SafePal X1Score 44A Bluetooth signer with a 12-button keypad at $69.99 — an unnamed secure element and partly published codeStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 7/10Watch-out: It signs over Bluetooth through the SafePal App and does no QR-code scanning, so it cannot sign air-gapped, whatever its '100% air-gapped signing' label says
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 8612 of 12 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Secure element
by 7 of 10weight 6.5 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
SafePal X13/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 7 of 10weight 6.5 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
SafePal X13/10 out of 10
Genuine check
by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
BitBox02 Nova7/10 out of 10
SafePal X12/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
by 10 of 10weight 2.9 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
SafePal X10/10 out of 10
Maker independence
by 6 of 10weight 2.6 of 86BitBox02 Nova leads
BitBox02 Nova10/10 out of 10
SafePal X14/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 2 of 10weight 2.6 of 86SafePal X1 leads
BitBox02 Nova5/10 out of 10
SafePal X17/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
BitBox02 Nova14/20SafePal X114/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
BitBox02 Nova21.8/30SafePal X17.4/30
BitBox02 Nova leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
BitBox02 Nova2.7/10SafePal X12.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
BitBox02 Nova3.2/8SafePal X13.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
BitBox02 Nova5.5/18SafePal X15.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose BitBox02 Nova unless the term SafePal X1 leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick SafePal X1 if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 7/10 to BitBox02 Nova's 5/10 there (weight 11).
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (BitBox02 Nova 10/10, SafePal X1 3/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (BitBox02 Nova 10/10, SafePal X1 3/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (BitBox02 Nova 7/10, SafePal X1 2/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (BitBox02 Nova 10/10, SafePal X1 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (BitBox02 Nova 10/10, SafePal X1 4/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (BitBox02 Nova 5/10, SafePal X1 7/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored, except Information failure, which the provider pages show as a fact.
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BitBox02 Nova scores 37 points above SafePal X1, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and checkable keys. Published scores, out of 100: BitBox02 Nova 81 (rank 1 of 23 hardware wallets), SafePal X1 44 (rank 22 of 23).
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