I don't have hardware wallets and i think hardware wallets are just same with paper wallet because you are storing your bitcoins there and either of two is safe for you to save bitcoins because they are very hard to hack by the hacker because in paper wallet it is offline so there is no chance to worry about getting hacked which is the safest wallet that i've got.
No they are not the same.
The hardware wallets can be restored if they are lost or stolen, and paper wallets can't be restored.
Plus according to John McAfee
No online wallet or mobile wallet, or wallet that used a computer is secure.
You need to watch this.
It is eye opening.
https://youtu.be/wEWAVFOhq5w