OneKey scores 27 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and maker independence. OneKey ranks #7 and Tangem #23 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
OneKey69
vs
Tangem42
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #7 and #23 of 23
OneKey scores 27 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and maker independence.
OneKey #7 of 2369
Tangem #23 of 2342
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termOneKey leads on 3 of 6 published criteria; Tangem on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermOneKeyTangemWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware7/100/106.5+11.8for OneKey+6.0 of 32
Secure element10/103/106.5+11.8for OneKey+6.0 of 32
Maker independence10/104/102.6+4.1for OneKey+2.1 of 32
Fund-loss record5/107/102.6−1.4for Tangem−0.7 of 32
Net of the terms+26.3
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1
Reproduced gap+26.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6942+27.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
OneKeyScore 69Certified THD89 chip at $79 — battery-free, over USB-C or BluetoothStrength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: Signing runs in closed secure-element firmware, so the rebuilt firmware stops short of the whole key pathTangemScore 42Tap-to-phone NFC cards — closed firmware, and a 2026 laser attack it cannot patchStrength: Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10Watch-out: In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactOneKeyTangem
One-time priceSnapshotOneKey Classic 1S Pure at $79; the BTC-Only edition is the same price. The Offer on https://onekey.so/products/onekey-classic-1s-pure/ reads "price":"79.00", read 1 October 2026.Tangem Wallet 2 Cards set at $59.90 on https://tangem.com/en/pricing/, read 1 October 2026.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotSecure element, EAL6+ certified; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, EAL6+ certified; closed source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
OneKey
69#7 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick OneKey if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 7/10 to Tangem's 0/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Secure element you can look up — 10/10
Tradeoff
Signing runs in closed secure-element firmware, so the rebuilt firmware stops short of the whole key path
Tangem
42#23 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Tangem if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 7/10 to OneKey's 5/10 there (weight 11).
Strength
Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10
Tradeoff
In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
OneKeyLeads
Choose OneKey if secure element matters most
Secure element: 10/10 against 3/10 for Tangem (weight 27)
Rebuildable firmware: 7/10 against 0/10 for Tangem (weight 27)
Maker independence: 10/10 against 4/10 for Tangem (weight 11)
OneKeyScore 69Certified THD89 chip at $79 — battery-free, over USB-C or BluetoothStrength: Secure element you can look up — 10/10Watch-out: Signing runs in closed secure-element firmware, so the rebuilt firmware stops short of the whole key path
Tangem
Choose Tangem if fund-loss record matters most
Fund-loss record: 7/10 against 5/10 for OneKey (weight 11)
TangemScore 42Tap-to-phone NFC cards — closed firmware, and a 2026 laser attack it cannot patchStrength: Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10Watch-out: In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
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 86OneKey leads
OneKey10/10 out of 10
Tangem3/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 7 of 10weight 6.5 of 86OneKey leads
OneKey7/10 out of 10
Tangem0/10 out of 10
Genuine check
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
OneKey7/10 out of 10
Tangem7/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
OneKey0/10 out of 10
Tangem0/10 out of 10
Maker independence
by 6 of 10weight 2.6 of 86OneKey leads
OneKey10/10 out of 10
Tangem4/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 2 of 10weight 2.6 of 86Tangem leads
OneKey5/10 out of 10
Tangem7/10 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
OneKey14/20Tangem14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
OneKey17/30Tangem6.9/30
OneKey leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
OneKey2.7/10Tangem2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
OneKey3.2/8Tangem3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
OneKey5.5/18Tangem5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose OneKey unless the term Tangem leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Tangem if fund-loss record matters most — it scores 7/10 to OneKey's 5/10 there (weight 11).
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (OneKey 10/10, Tangem 3/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (OneKey 7/10, Tangem 0/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (OneKey 7/10, Tangem 7/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (OneKey 0/10, Tangem 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (OneKey 10/10, Tangem 4/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (OneKey 5/10, Tangem 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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OneKey scores 27 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware, secure element, and maker independence. Published scores, out of 100: OneKey 69 (rank 7 of 23 hardware wallets), Tangem 42 (rank 23 of 23).
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