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Focus on the last few words in your note and you’ll see the flaw in your thinking.
Hardware wallets are purpose built devices. Smartphones are general purpose devices.
A smartphone isn’t “cold storage” and shouldn’t be recommended as such. Unless you are opening the device to remove all wireless antennas it can still be compromised without your knowledge.
Put simply, if it’s capable of an Internet connection it’s not cold storage.
Smartphone ≠ Hardware Wallet
Hardware wallets are purpose built devices. Smartphones are general purpose devices.
A smartphone isn’t “cold storage” and shouldn’t be recommended as such. Unless you are opening the device to remove all wireless antennas it can still be compromised without your knowledge.
Put simply, if it’s capable of an Internet connection it’s not cold storage.
Smartphone ≠ Hardware Wallet