what is there to pretend? coinkite was the first hardware wallet that offered complete airgapped functionality using secure elements even the industrial design and packaging is thoughtful compared to the other participants in the market. Innovation doesn't only reside on the PCB. if anything, Coldcard is overkill -- bitcoiner paranoia is second-to-none

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Secure elements are only beneficial because of the stateheld nature & airgapping with SD card isn't much different than USB. The real innovation in PSBT was doing it through QR. ALOT of people who own a CC end up plugging in via USB btw.
To achieve the same security assurances as QR you would need to use a new SD card for each & every transaction. This has already been admitted by NVK btw.