Benchmarking

Hardware vs Software Performance Benchmarks

A quantified reference comparing the hardware-modified approach against software-only exploits. Metrics illustrate the structural performance edge that comes from operating beneath the operating system rather than within it.

Effectiveness Radar

Normalized effectiveness scores

Scores are normalized 0–100 for comparison. Software-only effectiveness decays as vendors patch; the hardware layer's effectiveness is structural and does not depend on unpatched vulnerabilities.

PersistenceReset SurvivalUpdate ResistanceForensic InvisibilityNetwork StealthDetection Evasion0255075100
  • Software-Only Exploit
  • Hardware-Modified
Interactive Tool

Surveillance Capability Matrix

Toggle one or more professional sectors to see which hardware intelligence vectors carry the highest operational priority for that use case. Scores blend the selected sectors and re-rank in real time.

Law & Litigation

Evidence preservation, chain-of-custody, and privileged-communications protection.

Forensic-grade evidencePrivileged-data isolationCovert fact-finding
Capability Vector
Priority
Score
Hardware-isolated encrypted comms
Command
Critical
95
File-system access & remote retrieval
Data
Critical
90
Out-of-band C2 channel
Command
High
80
Contacts extraction
Identity
High
75
SMS & messenger interception
Communications
High
70
Installed-app enumeration
Network
Moderate
65
Keylogger
Credentials
Moderate
60
Call-log capture & live call interception
Communications
Moderate
55
Network scan
Network
Moderate
50
GPS location tracking
Location
Situational
45
Remote microphone / ambient-audio capture
Environmental
Situational
40
Cell-tower triangulation
Location
Situational
35
Remote camera activation
Environmental
Situational
25

Scores reflect operational priority for each sector and are illustrative reference values, not lab-certified measurements. The matrix re-ranks as sectors are toggled. All vectors require lawful authority to deploy.

Persistence Test Results

Head-to-head survivability

Each test represents a defensive action a target or defender might take. Software-only implants fail; the hardware layer survives.

Factory Reset

Software:Wiped
Hardware:Survived

OS Major Update

Software:Broken
Hardware:Survived

Security Patch

Software:Broken
Hardware:Survived

AV Full Scan

Software:Detected
Hardware:Clean

Forensic Acquisition

Software:Recovered
Hardware:Clean

Network Inspection

Software:Visible
Hardware:Hidden
Benchmark Matrix

Full comparison table

The complete metric-by-metric comparison across persistence, detection surface, command and control, and operational longevity.

Metric
Software-Only
Hardware-Modified
Persistence & Survivability
Survives OS / security update
No — patched vulnerability breaks implant
Yes — no vulnerability used
Active after security patch cycle
Days to weeks
Full device lifecycle
Detection Surface
OS-visible process
Yes
No
OS-visible file
Yes (often obfuscated)
No
Detectable by AV / EDR
Yes (once signatured)
No
Recoverable by forensic acquisition
Yes
No — isolated partition
Command & Control
C2 channel visible to target network
Yes
No — out-of-band
Operator credentials in OS keystore
Yes
No — secure enclave
Command audit log
Rare / tamperable
Append-only, tamper-evident
Operational Longevity
Mean time to detection
Weeks
Indefinite (no OS signature)
Re-deployment after discovery
Requires new exploit
Not required — never detected via OS
Methodology

How to read these benchmarks

These benchmarks are illustrative reference comparisons, not lab-certified measurements. They describe the structural performance characteristics that follow directly from the hardware layer's position beneath the operating system. Software-only effectiveness is bounded by the patch cycle; hardware-layer effectiveness is bounded by physical access to the device silicon. All use is subject to lawful authority.

See our Legal Notice and Compliance Library for the boundaries under which these capabilities are sold.

Legal Notice

Authorized Use Only — Lawful Monitoring Required

SpyPhone hardware-modified devices are sold exclusively to vetted corporate, investigative, and compliance professionals for lawful monitoring of devices the purchaser is legally authorized to monitor. Use requires legal authority under the applicable jurisdiction. We do not sell for stalking, unlawful interception, or surveillance without consent where required by law. Every request is reviewed before procurement, and all sales are conditional on acceptance of our Legal Notice.