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Keycard NFC Card vs Satochip DIY Card

What NFC Card does better (0) and where DIY Card wins (1) — every spec side by side.

Keycard NFC Card
KeycardNFC Card
0 advantages≈ €25
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Satochip DIY Card
Satochip · 2023DIY Card
8.8Score
1 advantage≈ €25
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Why is NFC Card better than DIY Card?

NFC Card has no measurable advantages in this pair.

Why is DIY Card better than NFC Card?

  1. Weight10 g vs 5 g2×
Specifications

Side by side

Satochip DIY CardSatochip DIY Card≈ €258.8
Security
Secure Element chip—Yes
Secure Element certification—EAL6+
Air-gapped signing—No
100% air-gapped—No
Supply-chain & tamper protection—Yes
Secure boot—No
Anti-klepto (anti-exfil) signing—No
Firmware & open source
Open-source firmware—Yes
Source code available—Yes
Reproducible builds—No
Firmware licence—Affero GPLv3
Upgradable firmware—Yes
Firmware update via—NFC
Bitcoin-only firmware / edition—No
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—Yes
Time-delayed unlock—No
Anti-phishing words—No
Keys & backup
BIP39 passphrase—Yes
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)—Yes
Stateless use (no stored keys)—No
Multiple seeds on one device—No
Bitcoin features
Multisig—Yes
Taproot—Yes
Miniscript—No
Message signing—Yes
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—Yes
Bitcoin only—No
Connectivity
Signing connectivity—USB, NFC
USB—Yes
Bluetooth—No
NFC—Yes
QR code camera—No
Animated QR (UR)—No
microSD signing—No
Screen & input
Screen—No
Touchscreen—No
Colour screen—No
QWERTY keyboard—No
Battery & power
Built-in battery—No
Design
Weight10 g5 g
Length85 mm85.6 mm
Width54 mm54 mm
Thickness1 mm—
Materials—Plastic
Water / dust resistance—Yes
Several colours available—No
Warranty (months)—24
DIY build possible—Yes
Apps
Official apps—Android
Desktop app—No
Mobile app—Yes
Works with wallet apps—Electrum, Sparrow
Compatible third-party wallets—2
Other features
FIDO2 / U2F security key—No
Password manager—No
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