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SecuX Shield BIO vs Tangem Ring
What Shield BIO does better (6) and where Ring wins (6) — every spec side by side.
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3.8Security5.9
5.3Open source5.3
6.2Bitcoin features6.2
8.0Ease of use2.4
9.1Connectivity5.6
Why is Shield BIO better than Ring?
- TaprootYes · Ring: No
- ScreenYes · Ring: No
- Upgradable firmwareYes · Ring: No
- PIN entered on the deviceYes · Ring: No
- BluetoothYes · Ring: No
- Built-in batteryYes · Ring: No
Why is Ring better than Shield BIO?
- Secure Element certificationEAL5+ vs EAL6+
- BIP39 passphraseNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- Warranty (months)12 vs 30025×
- NFC backup cardNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- NFCNo · Shield BIO: Yes
- Water / dust resistanceNo · Shield BIO: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Security | ||
| Secure Element chip | Yes | Yes |
| Secure Element certification | EAL5+ | EAL6+ |
| Air-gapped signing | No | No |
| 100% air-gapped | No | No |
| Supply-chain & tamper protection | Yes | 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 | No |
| Firmware update via | Bluetooth | — |
| Bitcoin-only firmware / edition | No | No |
| Device lock | ||
| PIN lock | Yes | Yes |
| PIN entered on the device | Yes | No |
| Fingerprint unlock | Yes | — |
| Duress PIN / decoy wallet | No | No |
| Brick / wipe PIN | No | No |
| Wipe after failed attempts | — | No |
| Time-delayed unlock | No | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | NFC |
| USB | No | No |
| USB-C | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | Yes | No |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| QR code camera | No | No |
| Animated QR (UR) | No | No |
| microSD signing | No | No |
| Screen & input | ||
| Screen | Yes | No |
| Screen size | 1.1″ | — |
| Screen type | E-Ink | — |
| Screen resolution | 148 × 70 | — |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Colour screen | No | No |
| Gorilla Glass | No | — |
| Controls | Buttons | — |
| QWERTY keyboard | No | No |
| Battery & power | ||
| Built-in battery | Yes | No |
| Battery capacity | 14 mAh | — |
| Removable battery | No | — |
| Wireless charging | No | — |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 8 g | — |
| Length | 85.6 mm | 8 mm |
| Width | 54 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Thickness | 28 mm | — |
| Materials | Plastic | Zirconia |
| Water / dust resistance | No | Yes |
| IP rating | — | IP68 |
| Several colours available | No | No |
| Warranty (months) | 12 | 300 |
| Assembled in | Taiwan | Hong Kong |
| 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 |
