Ξ 011 — Comparison Matrix
Three tiers.Twenty controls.Pick your posture.
Each tier includes everything from the tier below it. Use the matrix to identify which controls match your threat model, then pick the cheapest device inside that band.
Tier 02
PHANTOMSecure
Hardened + tunnelled.
Threat model
Targeted advertising, ISPs, opportunistic malware.
Tier 03
PHANTOMPhantom
Physically re-engineered.
Threat model
Nation states, forensic investigators, physical seizure.
Google Play Services removed
requires: tier 01+
F-Droid preinstalled
requires: tier 01+
Encrypted DNS
requires: tier 01+
Verified boot
requires: tier 01+
Sandboxed apps
requires: tier 01+
Hardened memory allocator (hardened_malloc)
requires: tier 02+
Always-on Mullvad VPN + kill switch
requires: tier 02+
Sensor block in background
requires: tier 02+
Molly (hardened Signal fork)
requires: tier 02+
Aegis 2FA + OnionShare
requires: tier 02+
Duress PIN wipe
requires: tier 02+
Faraday sleeve included
requires: tier 02+
Physical microphone removal
requires: tier 03+
USB data pin severed (power-only)
requires: tier 03+
Per-app user profile isolation
requires: tier 03+
Location services hardware-blocked
requires: tier 03+
Custom locked bootloader
requires: tier 03+
Hardware attestation module
requires: tier 03+
Titanium Faraday shell option
requires: tier 03+
Concierge onboarding + audit logs
requires: tier 03+