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Coinkite Coldcard Mk1 vs TwentyTwo Portal
What Coldcard Mk1 does better (0) and where Portal wins (1) — every spec side by side.
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3.0Open source6.4
Why is Coldcard Mk1 better than Portal?
Coldcard Mk1 has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Why is Portal better than Coldcard Mk1?
- Open-source firmwareNo · Coldcard Mk1: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Security | ||
| Secure Element chip | — | No |
| Air-gapped signing | — | No |
| 100% air-gapped | — | No |
| Supply-chain & tamper protection | — | Yes |
| Firmware & open source | ||
| Open-source firmware | No | Yes |
| Source code available | Yes | Yes |
| Reproducible builds | No | No |
| Firmware licence | — | GPLv3 |
| Upgradable firmware | Yes | Yes |
| Firmware update via | — | NFC |
| Bitcoin-only firmware / edition | — | Yes |
| Device lock | ||
| PIN lock | — | Yes |
| PIN entered on the device | — | No |
| Fingerprint unlock | — | No |
| Duress PIN / decoy wallet | — | No |
| Brick / wipe PIN | — | No |
| Wipe after failed attempts | — | No |
| Time-delayed unlock | — | No |
| Anti-phishing words | — | No |
| Keys & backup | ||
| BIP39 passphrase | — | No |
| Shamir backup (SLIP-39) | — | No |
| Seed XOR | — | No |
| BIP85 child seeds | — | No |
| 24-word seed | — | Yes |
| SeedQR backup | — | No |
| microSD backup | — | No |
| NFC backup card | — | No |
| User-added entropy (dice) | — | No |
| Stateless use (no stored keys) | — | No |
| Multiple seeds on one device | — | No |
| Bitcoin features | ||
| Multisig | — | Yes |
| Taproot | — | Yes |
| Miniscript | — | No |
| Message signing | — | No |
| Coin control | — | Yes |
| Own node connection | — | Yes |
| Tor support | — | Yes |
| Replace-by-fee | — | Yes |
| Silent Payments | — | No |
| Spending limits | — | No |
| Testnet | — | Yes |
| Supported assets | ||
| Altcoins & tokens | — | No |
| Bitcoin only | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| Signing connectivity | — | NFC |
| USB | — | No |
| Bluetooth | — | No |
| NFC | — | Yes |
| QR code camera | — | No |
| Animated QR (UR) | — | No |
| microSD signing | — | No |
| Screen & input | ||
| Screen | — | Yes |
| Screen size | — | 0.91″ |
| Screen type | — | OLED |
| Screen resolution | — | 126 × 64 |
| Touchscreen | — | No |
| Colour screen | — | No |
| Gorilla Glass | — | No |
| Controls | — | Button |
| QWERTY keyboard | — | No |
| Battery & power | ||
| Built-in battery | — | No |
| Design | ||
| Weight | — | 30 g |
| Length | — | 135 mm |
| Width | — | 65 mm |
| Thickness | — | 5 mm |
| Materials | — | Polycarbonate |
| Water / dust resistance | — | No |
| Several colours available | — | No |
| Assembled in | — | Italy |
| DIY build possible | — | Yes |
| Apps | ||
| Desktop app | — | No |
| Mobile app | — | No |
| Works with wallet apps | — | Nunchuk, Bitcoin Keeper |
| Compatible third-party wallets | — | 2 |
| Other features | ||
| FIDO2 / U2F security key | — | No |
| Password manager | — | No |







