I say this with all due respect:  The problem you're having is that you don't know what you're talking about.  You see the term "secure element" and think it means things it doesn't.  The secure element chips you're referring to are for saving your keys, etc, in the device.  Want a REALLY safe device?  Use one that doesn't have a secure element at all, because the device never saves your seed.  If the device gets stolen, there's nothing on it for a thief to get.

Check out SeedSigner.  When you first set up SeedSigner, the device will guide you through the steps to create a SeedQR on paper, by hand.  SeedSigner doesn't save your seed in the device.  When you turn it off, your seed is erased.  This means, each time you use SeedSigner, you scan your SeedQR to load your seed on the device.  Loading a seed on SeedSigner is easier than entering a PIN to unlock a traditional hardware wallet.  Oh, and I should mention that SeedSigner has no PIN to lock the device since there's nothing on the device to lock.

It's a brilliant setup.  And it's all entirely open source.