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SecuX Shield BIO vs SecuX W20C-Plus
What Shield BIO does better (2) and where W20C-Plus wins (9) — every spec side by side.
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3.8Security5.5
5.3Open source5.5
6.2Bitcoin features4.3
8.0Ease of use7.4
9.1Connectivity7.2
Why is Shield BIO better than W20C-Plus?
- Weight8 g vs 62 g7.8×
- Fingerprint unlockYes · W20C-Plus: No
Why is W20C-Plus better than Shield BIO?
- Screen size1.1″ vs 2.8″2.5×
- BIP39 passphraseNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- TouchscreenNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- Battery capacity14 mAh vs 600 mAh42.9×
- Thickness28 mm vs 13 mm2.2×
- Duress PIN / decoy walletNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- USBNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- Colour screenNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- QWERTY keyboardNo · Shield BIO: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Security | ||
| Secure Element chip | Yes | Yes |
| Secure Element certification | EAL5+ | EAL5+ |
| Air-gapped signing | No | No |
| 100% air-gapped | No | No |
| Supply-chain & tamper protection | Yes | Yes |
| Secure boot | — | Yes |
| Anti-klepto (anti-exfil) signing | No | No |
| Firmware & open source | ||
| Open-source firmware | No | No |
| Source code available | No | No |
| Reproducible builds | No | No |
| Upgradable firmware | Yes | Yes |
| Firmware update via | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Bitcoin-only firmware / edition | No | No |
| Device lock | ||
| PIN lock | Yes | Yes |
| PIN entered on the device | Yes | Yes |
| Fingerprint unlock | Yes | No |
| Duress PIN / decoy wallet | No | Yes |
| Brick / wipe PIN | No | No |
| Wipe after failed attempts | — | Yes |
| Time-delayed unlock | No | No |
| Anti-phishing words | No | No |
| Keys & backup | ||
| BIP39 passphrase | No | Yes |
| Shamir backup (SLIP-39) | No | No |
| Seed XOR | No | No |
| BIP85 child seeds | No | No |
| 24-word seed | Yes | Yes |
| SeedQR backup | No | No |
| microSD backup | No | No |
| NFC backup card | No | No |
| User-added entropy (dice) | No | No |
| Stateless use (no stored keys) | No | No |
| Multiple seeds on one device | No | No |
| Bitcoin features | ||
| Multisig | No | No |
| Taproot | Yes | Yes |
| Miniscript | No | No |
| Message signing | No | No |
| Coin control | No | No |
| Own node connection | No | No |
| Tor support | No | No |
| Replace-by-fee | No | No |
| Silent Payments | No | No |
| Spending limits | No | No |
| Testnet | No | No |
| Supported assets | ||
| Altcoins & tokens | Yes | Yes |
| Bitcoin only | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| Signing connectivity | Bluetooth | USB-C, Bluetooth |
| USB | No | Yes |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| NFC | No | No |
| QR code camera | No | No |
| Animated QR (UR) | No | No |
| microSD signing | No | No |
| Screen & input | ||
| Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Screen size | 1.1″ | 2.8″ |
| Screen type | E-Ink | LCD |
| Screen resolution | 148 × 70 | 360 × 240 |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Colour screen | No | Yes |
| Gorilla Glass | No | No |
| Controls | Buttons | Touch Screen |
| QWERTY keyboard | No | Yes |
| Battery & power | ||
| Built-in battery | Yes | Yes |
| Battery capacity | 14 mAh | 600 mAh |
| Removable battery | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 8 g | 62 g |
| Length | 85.6 mm | 89 mm |
| Width | 54 mm | 59 mm |
| Thickness | 28 mm | 13 mm |
| Materials | Plastic | Plastic |
| Water / dust resistance | No | No |
| Several colours available | No | No |
| Warranty (months) | 12 | 12 |
| Assembled in | Taiwan | Taiwan |
| DIY build possible | No | No |
| Apps | ||
| Official apps | Android, iOS | Android, iOS |
| Desktop app | No | No |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Compatible third-party wallets | 0 | 0 |
| Other features | ||
| FIDO2 / U2F security key | No | No |
| Password manager | No | No |
