Head to head
Trezor Model One vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 8.4. But the right pick depends on what you want: Trezor Model One is our call for best budget cold wallet, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
Choose Trezor Model One if you
- Very affordable entry to cold storage
- Battle-tested, open-source firmware
- Simple and hard to misuse
Choose Tangem Wallet if you
- Are moving off an exchange for the first time
- Want the simplest possible cold storage
- Prefer nothing to charge, connect or update
- Like a wallet you can hide like a bank card
Side by side
Full comparison
Green marks the winner of each row| Trezor Model One |
Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.4 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Cold storage | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | $49 | from $54.90 |
| Security | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| Value | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Support | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Best for | Best budget cold wallet | Best for beginners |
| Maker | SatoshiLabs | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best budget cold wallet
8.4
Trezor Model One
The original hardware wallet: proven, open-source and affordable, if now showing its age.
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8.8
Tangem Wallet
A tap-to-use cold wallet in a card that sets up in about ninety seconds, with an EAL6+ sec...
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The verdict
Tangem Wallet takes it
Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark on our standard, but read both reviews before you decide.