help me with long term storage

If I get wallet from ABC and have the 12 wordseed phrase, can I download XYZ wallet years later and enter 12 words and access my btc?

If so, what advantages do hardware wallets provide over storing seed phrase?

Please be gentle, I searched in this sub but was unable to find this answer. Full disclosure I am an ape so brain small. "Why don’t you explain this to me like I am an eight year old."

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