Side by side · rev.
Ledger Nano Gen5 vs Nano X
The Nano X suits buyers who want Bluetooth and a battery at $99; the Nano Gen5 adds a 2.8-inch E Ink touchscreen, NFC and an included Recovery Key card for $179 (Ledger US shop, 14 October 2026).
- Side A
- Nano Gen5
- Side B
- Nano X
- Model
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- Ledger Nano Gen5
- Model
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- Ledger Nano X
- Price at maker
- $179 checked 14 Oct 2026
- Price at maker
- $99 checked 14 Oct 2026
- Rows that differ
- 7 of 16
- Cells not verified
- 4 of 32
- Sheets merged
- 2
- Values checked
- Page revised
Nano Gen5
Nano X
Price, size and screen, dimensioned
One scale per chart · zero datum on the left · dashed run = listed range
Which fits you
0 of 6 answers differ between the devices
Six plain questions, each answered from one line of each spec sheet. The value the answer rests on is printed under it; the merged table below has every value with its source.
| Question | Nano Gen5 Ledger Nano Gen5 | Nano X Ledger Nano X |
|---|---|---|
| Its own screen Check the amount and address on the wallet itself. | Yes Display: Monochrome E Ink touchscreen, 2.8 inches, 300 x 400 | Yes Display: Monochrome OLED, 1.1 inches, 128 x 64, non-touch |
| Bluetooth or NFC A radio link in the maker's list of connections. | Yes Connectivity: USB-C, Bluetooth BLE 5.2, NFC for Recovery Key and Security Key | Yes Connectivity: USB-C, Bluetooth BLE 5.2 |
| QR or air-gapped signing Can sign with no cable or radio link to the online device. | No Connectivity: USB-C, Bluetooth BLE 5.2, NFC for Recovery Key and Security Key | No Connectivity: USB-C, Bluetooth BLE 5.2 |
| Open-source firmware The code it runs is published for anyone to read. | Partly Open-source firmware: Partial | Partly Open-source firmware: Partial |
| Backup in shares Split the backup into shares; a set number of them restores the wallet. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Built-in battery A battery inside, to charge or replace. | Yes Battery: Up to 10 hours normal use or 150 transactions | Yes Battery: Up to 5 hours normal use |
- Yes
- Partly or qualified
- No
- Unknown or unclear
- Answers differ
Each side at a glance
not on the other side
Side A · Nano Gen5
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From its datasheet Suits people who want a touchscreen Ledger with Bluetooth and NFC, and who accept a wider, battery-powered device at a higher listed price than the Nano X.
- Bluetooth
- NFC (not listed on the Nano X side)
- Battery
- Touchscreen (not listed on the Nano X side)
Side B · Nano X
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From its datasheet Suits people who want a Nano-sized signer they can use from a phone over Bluetooth or a computer over USB-C, and who accept a battery and a radio link.
- Bluetooth
- Battery
Chips are shown only where the device's spec record supports them: open-source firmware, a Bitcoin-only edition, QR or air-gapped signing, Bluetooth, NFC, a built-in battery and a touchscreen. A missing chip means the record does not list the feature or we could not verify it.
The spec sheets, merged
Marked rows differ. A dot means not verified.
| Specification | Nano Gen5Ledger Nano Gen5 | Nano XLedger Nano X |
|---|---|---|
| Δ differs:Price at maker | $179src | $99src |
| Δ differs:Released | 2025src | 2019src |
| Δ differs:Display | Monochrome E Ink touchscreen, 2.8 inches, 300 x 400src | Monochrome OLED, 1.1 inches, 128 x 64, non-touchsrc |
| Δ differs:Connectivity | USB-C, Bluetooth BLE 5.2, NFC for Recovery Key and Security Keysrc | USB-C, Bluetooth BLE 5.2src |
| Δ differs:Secure element | ST33K1M5src | ST33J2M0src |
| Open-source firmware | Partialsrc | Partialsrc |
| Coins supported | 500+ through Ledger Wallet; thousands through third-party walletssrc | 500+ through Ledger Wallet; thousands through third-party walletssrc |
| Bitcoin-only edition | Not verified | Not verified |
| Passphrase | Yessrc | Yessrc |
| Multisig | Yessrc | Yessrc |
| Shamir / SLIP-39 backup | Not verified | Not verified |
| Backup format | 24-word recovery phrase; optional services/cards vary by modelsrc | 24-word recovery phrase; optional services/cards vary by modelsrc |
| Companion app | Ledger Walletsrc | Ledger Walletsrc |
| Δ differs:Battery | Up to 10 hours normal use or 150 transactionssrc | Up to 5 hours normal usesrc |
| Δ differs:Size and weight | 79.4 x 53.3 x 8.6 mm; 46 gsrc | 72 x 18.6 x 11.7 mm; 34 gsrc |
| Made by (country) | France (company address)src | France (company address)src |
Values from each maker's documentation, checked 14 Oct 2026. Each src link opens the page the value came from. 4 of 32 cells are not verified.
Despite the shared Nano name, the Nano Gen5 and Nano X are different kinds of device. The Gen5, released in 2025, is a 79.4 x 53.3 mm touchscreen model. The Nano X, released in 2019, is a narrow 72 x 18.6 mm model with a small OLED screen and no touch input. Both connect over USB-C and Bluetooth, use the same 24-word backup, and Ledger lists 500+ coins for each through its Ledger Wallet app. Sources are Ledger’s pages and advisories, Kraken’s published research and our sourced dataset. We have not used either device.
Ledger Nano Gen5 or Nano X: which one fits you?
- Pick the Nano X if you want a phone-friendly Ledger with Bluetooth and a battery at the lower price. It was listed at $99 on Ledger’s US shop on 14 October 2026.
- Pick the Nano Gen5 if you want to read transactions on a larger touchscreen and back up to an NFC card. It was listed at $179 on the same day.
- Look at the Nano S Plus if you do not need Bluetooth or a battery. It was listed at $69 on the same day, and our Nano X vs Nano S Plus page compares the two.
What is the difference between the Ledger Nano Gen5 and Nano X?
1. Screen and controls. The Gen5 has a 2.8-inch monochrome E Ink touchscreen at 300 x 400 pixels. The Nano X has a 1.1-inch monochrome OLED at 128 x 64 pixels and no touch input. Ledger’s own comparison page describes using the Nano X as “Small screen, multi-step process”. How much the bigger screen is worth depends on how often you check long addresses or contract details before approving a transaction.
2. NFC and the Recovery Key. The Gen5 has NFC, which Ledger lists for its Recovery Key card and its Security Key app. Ledger’s comparison page lists a Ledger Recovery Key in the Gen5’s box. That is a PIN-protected card that stores the 24-word phrase in its own secure element. The Nano X has no NFC in Ledger’s listings, and the comparison page shows no Recovery Key for it. The Security Key app turns a Ledger into a FIDO2 and U2F sign-in key. Ledger’s comparison page lists the Nano X’s use of it as “Limited to USB”.
3. Battery. Ledger rates the Gen5 at up to 10 hours of normal use or 150 transactions, and the Nano X at up to 5 hours of normal use.
4. Secure element. The Gen5 uses an ST33K1M5 and the Nano X an ST33J2M0. The Ledger pages we checked do not explain what the different chip means in practice, so we do not rank one above the other.
5. Size and track record. The Gen5 measures 79.4 x 53.3 x 8.6 mm and weighs 46 g. The Nano X measures 72 x 18.6 x 11.7 mm and weighs 34 g. The Nano X has also been on sale since 2019 and has a longer documented record:
- 2020: Kraken’s security lab demonstrated supply-chain attacks on Nano X units tampered with before delivery. Ledger’s advisory LSB-013 says it released firmware 1.2.4-2 and disabled the debug interfaces on newly manufactured devices.
- 2021: Ledger fixed a secure-channel weakness with limited impact in Nano X firmware 1.3.0.
- 2021: Kraken examined fake replacement packages containing modified Nano X devices. Its report says the scam was not a flaw in Ledger’s wallet or firmware.
- 2025: Ledger published LSB-021, a firmware-update flaw that could brick a device, fixed in Nano X 2.4.2. Ledger says funds were never at risk.
Our dataset records no model-specific advisory for the Gen5. It has been on sale for a much shorter time, and an empty record is not evidence that it has no flaws. The 2021 replacement-package scam also shows why a hardware wallet should be bought from the maker or an authorized seller.
What do the Nano Gen5 and Nano X have in common?
- Connectivity: USB-C and Bluetooth (BLE 5.2) on both. In a 2019 post on the Nano X, Ledger says the keys are never exposed to the Bluetooth stack. It adds that every transaction still has to be confirmed on the device screen.
- Backup: a 24-word BIP39 recovery phrase and an optional passphrase on both. Ledger’s comparison page lists the optional paid Ledger Recover service for both, and its Recover page names the Nano X among the devices supported on both desktop and mobile. See our seed phrase guide.
- Coins: 500+ through the Ledger Wallet app and thousands through third-party wallets, per Ledger.
- Open source: partial on both, for the reasons Ledger gives about secure element code.
- Company history: the same Ledger-level events, including the 2020 customer-data breach and the January 2026 exposure of order data through Global-e. See Is Ledger safe?.
Nano Gen5 and Nano X review, specs and price in brief
The Nano Gen5 datasheet and the Nano X datasheet cover each device in full. In short: the Gen5 was $179 and the Nano X $99 on Ledger’s US shop on 14 October 2026. If you want a sharper or larger touchscreen than the Gen5, the Ledger Flex vs Stax page compares the Flex (same 2.8-inch diagonal, 480 x 600 pixels) with the Stax (3.7 inches).
What we could not verify
- SLIP-39 (Shamir) backup support on either model: not stated on the Ledger pages we checked.
- A Bitcoin-only edition of either model: none found.
- How the ST33K1M5 and ST33J2M0 differ in security terms.
- Which multisig coordinators Ledger confirms for the Gen5 specifically.
Security events on record
13 entries across 2 devices
Every documented event our dataset lists for each model, placed by date. The count includes maker-level events that predate a model, as the scope line says. An empty row means we found no documented event, not that none exists.
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Ledger Nano Gen5 5 events
5 events, 25 Jun 2020 to 5 Jan 2026
- Global-e customer-order data. Ledger customer contact and order information was exposed through Global-e. Customers were notified and warned about phishing. src
- Historical Ledger Connect Kit incident. Malicious npm releases were replaced with a genuine release. Included as brand software-supply-chain history. src
- Historical Ledger Recover controversy. Ledger announced accelerated open sourcing and delayed Recover pending that work; the service was described as optional. src
- brand. Ledger disclosed an e-commerce and marketing customer-data breach. This is a brand-level privacy incident. src
- Historical Ledger customer database, not model-specific. Ledger patched unauthorized customer-database access. Included as brand history, not a Nano Gen5 hardware compromise. src
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Ledger Nano X 8 events
8 events, 25 Jun 2020 to 5 Jan 2026
- Global-e customer-order data. Ledger customer contact and order information was exposed through Global-e. Customers were notified and warned about phishing. src
- Nano X MCU firmware-update validation. Missing reset-handler validation could permanently brick a device. Fixed in Nano X 2.4.2 or later; Ledger reports funds were not at risk. src
- Ledger Connect Kit and third-party DApps. Malicious npm releases were replaced with a genuine Connect Kit release. This was not hardware seed extraction. src
- Ledger Recover controversy. Ledger announced accelerated open sourcing and delayed Recover pending that work; participation was described as optional. src
- Physical phishing packages impersonating Ledger. Kraken examined modified Nano X packages sent as supposed replacements. Its report explicitly distinguished the scam from a Ledger firmware flaw. src
- Nano secure-channel protocol. Ledger disclosed a length-extension attack with limited impact. Nano X firmware 1.3.0 contained a fix. src
- Nano X before delivery or initial setup. Kraken demonstrated supply-chain attacks involving the non-secure processor and host-computer compromise. The article describes initial app installation disabling debugging. src
- Ledger customer database. Customer contact and order data were accessed. Ledger patched the breach; a larger dataset was published in December. src
Parts list and further sheets
2 devices · 3 related comparisons
| Item and model | Side | Status | Released | Events | Sources | Datasheet | Also compared in |
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| Ledger Nano Gen5Ledger | Nano Gen5 | In production | 2025 | 5 | 11 | Datasheet: Ledger Nano Gen5 | Only on this sheet |
| Ledger Nano XLedger | Nano X | In production | 2019 | 8 | 16 | Datasheet: Ledger Nano X |