Epomaker Glyph vs Keychron J1
Get the Epomaker Glyph for the 8,000 mAh battery and knob.
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3.9 (20)3.9 · 20 reviews
from$118at Epomaker
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3.0 (5)3.0 · 5 reviews
from$59at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Epomaker Glyph
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keychron J1
Build quality in the top 40% of 75% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Epomaker Glyph
Keychron J1
Battery
8,000 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Knob
Yes
No
Display
TFT
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
1,178.8 g
661 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Epomaker Glyph
- Keychron J1
- Performance
- 7782
- Build quality
- 6371
- Productivity
- 8489
- Customizability
- 7486
- Portability
- 9280
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: ABS
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Epomaker Glyph
20 owner reviews
“저는 EPOMAKER 의 제품들이 제 마음에 쏙 드는 레트로풍이 있을떄마다 구입하고 있습니다. 윈도우에서도 잘 되고 특히 맥에서도 잘 되어서 너무 좋아요. 가장 환상적인건 디자인입니다. 정말 마음에 들어요.”
“Do not buy this somthing is wrong with the firmware that makes certain keys not work. I had the original one I bought and the replacement. One has the backspace not work and the other has the enter not work it only happens sometimes and only when the keyboard…”
Keychron J1
5 owner reviews
“I like everything about this keyboard: the keys, their profile, the typing sound of the banana switch, the shape of the keyboard itself, and its size. There are no battery issues either; it holds a charge surprisingly long, and I don't remember the last time…”
“Almost perfect keyboard for me, low profile, etc., but battery dies too fast, i'd say 2-3 days max. and when it dies it does not reconnect when charging cable is plugged in, you have to toggle wired mode, plug in the cable and then toggle wireless mode for it…”
Epomaker Glyph vs Keychron J1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 26 specs differ
Epomaker Glyph
Keychron J1
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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