> What I find quite strange is why no Android device seems to use a dedicated hardware encryption module to reduce overhead like iPhones have had since the 3GS.

> What I find quite strange is why no Android device seems to use a dedicated hardware encryption module to reduce overhead like iPhones have had since the 3GS. According to the Android team, it's actually even faster to do it in software, at least with the SoC that the Nexus 5x and Nexus 6p use: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/09/30/the-nexus-5x-and-6p-have-software-accelerated-encryption-but-the-nexus-team-says-its-better-than-hardware-encryption/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/09/30/the-nexus-5x-and-6p-... Comparison: https://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/3839281?baseline=3823669 https://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/3839281?b...