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Trezor Safe 5 vs Ledger Nano X

The closest rivals in the middle of the market: a Safe 5 with a colour touchscreen and a Nano X with Bluetooth. Thirty euros apart, they make opposite trade-offs.

  • €129 vs €99
  • Screen 1.54″ vs 1.1″
  • EAL6+ vs EAL5+
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Safe 5 €129 · Nano X €99 in the official shops

By the PlatformCrypto.eu editorial team · checked on

Trezor Safe 5Ledger Nano X

Short answer

Which one should you get?

Our pick is the Safe 5: a bigger touchscreen, a newer EAL6+ chip and fully open-source firmware. The Nano X is the better choice only if you want to sign transactions on an iPhone, or need coins Trezor does not support.

€129Trezor Safe 5 in the official shop
€99Ledger Nano X in the official shop
2024 / 2019years they went on sale
23 g / 34 gweight of each

Specifications

Safe 5 and Nano X side by side

A tick marks the better model on that point.

Specifications of the Trezor Safe 5 and the Ledger Nano X
SpecOur pickTrezor Safe 5 (opens in a new tab)Ledger Nano X (opens in a new tab)
PriceDrawback: €129Advantage: €99
ScreenAdvantage: 1.54″ colour, 240 × 240Drawback: 1.1″ monochrome, 128 × 64
ControlsTouchscreenTwo buttons
iPhoneDrawback: Track, buy and receive onlyAdvantage: Yes, via Bluetooth
BluetoothNoYes
NFCNoNo
BatteryNoYes
Wireless chargingNoNo
Vibrates on confirmAdvantage: YesDrawback: No
Secure chipAdvantage: One chip, EAL6+Drawback: One chip, EAL5+
Open sourceAdvantage: Fully open sourceDrawback: App open, chip OS closed
BackupAdvantage: 12, 20, 24 words, Multi-shareDrawback: 24 words
CoinsDrawback: No Polkadot, Sui, NEAR Protocol, Hedera or AlgorandAdvantage: Also Polkadot, Sui, NEAR Protocol, Hedera and Algorand
HousingPlastic, Gorilla Glass 3Plastic
Dust and waterNoneNone
Weight23 g34 g
Size65.9 × 40 × 8 mm72 × 18.6 × 11.7 mm
On sale since20242019

Prices in the official Trezor and Ledger shops, checked on 26 October 2026; the total in your basket is what counts.

Differences

Where the Safe 5 and Nano X differ

Trezor Safe 5

€129 · USB-C

Our pick
  • Bigger screen: 1.54″ colour
  • Firmware fully open source
  • Secure chip certified EAL6+
  • Vibrates when you confirm
  • iPhone: track, buy and receive only
  • No Polkadot, Sui, NEAR Protocol, Hedera or Algorand
Order the Safe 5 (opens in a new tab)

Ledger Nano X

€99 · Bluetooth, USB-C

  • Signs transactions on an iPhone
  • Also stores Polkadot, Sui, NEAR Protocol, Hedera and Algorand
  • €30 cheaper
  • Two physical buttons
  • Smaller screen (1.1″)
  • Chip operating system not public
Order the Nano X (opens in a new tab)

Your choice

Which one suits you?

In common

What they share

Whichever you choose, the Trezor Safe 5 and the Ledger Nano X both give you these basics.

  • USB-C connection
  • 24-word recovery phrase

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Compare with other models

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Order the Safe 5 or the Nano X

Straight from the official shops, factory-sealed. Never buy a device that has already been set up: someone else may know its recovery phrase.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between the Trezor Safe 5 and the Ledger Nano X?

The Trezor Safe 5 and the Ledger Nano X differ most in the screen (1.54″ colour against 1.1″ monochrome), iPhone support and openness (Trezor publishes all its firmware, Ledger keeps the chip’s operating system closed). In the official shops the Trezor Safe 5 costs €129 and the Ledger Nano X €99.

Which is cheaper, the Trezor Safe 5 or the Ledger Nano X?

The Ledger Nano X is €30 cheaper: €99 against €129 for the Trezor Safe 5 in the official shops.

Do the Trezor Safe 5 and the Ledger Nano X work with an iPhone?

With the Trezor Safe 5 the iPhone app only tracks, buys and receives, while the Ledger Nano X works fully with an iPhone over Bluetooth.

Which is more secure, the Trezor Safe 5 or the Ledger Nano X?

The Trezor Safe 5 has the stronger chip set-up: a single EAL6+ chip, against a single EAL5+ chip in the Ledger Nano X. The Trezor Safe 5 runs fully open-source firmware; on the Ledger Nano X the chip’s operating system is closed, so you rely on Ledger’s word. Your recovery phrase still matters most.

Can the Trezor Safe 5 store the same coins as the Ledger Nano X?

Mostly: the Trezor Safe 5 and the Ledger Nano X both handle Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Cardano and many tokens. Of the coins we cover, the Ledger Nano X also stores Polkadot, Sui, NEAR Protocol, Hedera and Algorand; the Trezor Safe 5 does not.

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