On its shoulders, next to it — not above it.
GrapheneOS is the gold standard for a hardened, fully functional smartphone. GuardTalkOS is a different instrument for a different adversary. The comparison itself is pending review, so this page carries the approved positioning and nothing more.
The full comparison is written and pending review. It holds the eight-axis differentiation table, four cases where GuardTalkOS is stronger, and four where GrapheneOS remains stronger. It ships when counsel has signed it off, and not before.
The gate is deliberate. A comparison no lawyer has read can be lifted out of context and used as disparagement. The project it would disparage is the one this build stands on. We would rather publish it late than publish it wrong.
// confirm §19.3counsel sign-off on the comparison pageThe comparison is gated. The threat model is not.
What decides between these two projects is which adversary you are answering. That is written out in full, and it is not waiting on anyone.