Tangem vs SafePal X1 SafePal X1 leads by 2 points.
SafePal X1 scores 2 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware. Tangem ranks #23 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.
Tangem42
vs
SXSafePal X144
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #23 and #22 of 23
SafePal X1 scores 2 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware.
Tangem #23 of 2342
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 termSafePal X1 leads on 1 of 6 published criteria; Tangem on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermSafePal X1TangemWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware3/100/106.5+5.1for SafePal X1+2.6 of 32
Genuine check2/107/102.9−3.7for Tangem−1.9 of 32
Net of the terms+1.3
Reproduced gap+1.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below4442+2.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
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 saysTangemScore 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
2 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactTangemSafePal X1
One-time priceSnapshotTangem Wallet 2 Cards set at $59.90 on https://tangem.com/en/pricing/, read 1 October 2026.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; closed 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?
Tangem
42#23 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Tangem if genuine check matters most — it scores 7/10 to SafePal X1's 2/10 there (weight 12).
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
SX
SafePal X1
44#22 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick SafePal X1 if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 3/10 to Tangem's 0/10 there (weight 27).
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?
Tangem
Choose Tangem if genuine check matters most
Genuine check: 7/10 against 2/10 for SafePal X1 (weight 12)
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
SXSafePal X1Leads
Choose SafePal X1 if rebuildable firmware matters most
Rebuildable firmware: 3/10 against 0/10 for Tangem (weight 27)
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
weight 6.5 of 86Tie
Tangem3/10 out of 10
SafePal X13/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 3 of 10weight 6.5 of 86SafePal X1 leads
Tangem0/10 out of 10
SafePal X13/10 out of 10
Genuine check
by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Tangem leads
Tangem7/10 out of 10
SafePal X12/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Tangem0/10 out of 10
SafePal X10/10 out of 10
Maker independence
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
Tangem4/10 out of 10
SafePal X14/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
weight 2.6 of 86Tie
Tangem7/10 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
Tangem14/20SafePal X114/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Tangem6.9/30SafePal X17.4/30
SafePal X1 leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Tangem2.7/10SafePal X12.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Tangem3.2/8SafePal X13.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Tangem5.5/18SafePal X15.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose SafePal X1 unless the term Tangem leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Tangem if genuine check matters most — it scores 7/10 to SafePal X1's 2/10 there (weight 12).
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Tangem 3/10, SafePal X1 3/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Tangem 0/10, SafePal X1 3/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Tangem 7/10, SafePal X1 2/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Tangem 0/10, SafePal X1 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Tangem 4/10, SafePal X1 4/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Tangem 7/10, 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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SafePal X1 scores 2 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware. Published scores, out of 100: Tangem 42 (rank 23 of 23 hardware wallets), SafePal X1 44 (rank 22 of 23).
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