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Epomaker Glyph vs Keychron V1

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EPOMAKER Glyph

3.9 (20)

$118at Epomaker

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker Glyph

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

Get the

Keychron V1

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

What actually differs

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 V1

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Plastic

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

  • Display

    TFT

    None

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Weight

    1,178.8 g

    995 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker Glyph
  • Keychron V1
Performance
77
91
Build quality
63
89
Productivity
84
98
Customizability
74
98
Portability
92
65

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Epomaker Glyph

3.9

20 owner reviews

Praise
“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.”
SEOL M.Verified buyer· via Epomaker
Critique
“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…”
Markus D.Verified buyer· via Epomaker

Keychron V1

4.8

63 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Good quality of build but its actually pretty trash keyboard, 2 years and started to not register keys, double typing ect and its not problem of the switch because i changed them with working ones and still had the problem”
Martin M.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Epomaker Glyph vs Keychron V1 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

15 of 27 specs differ

Epomaker Glyph

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

TFT
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Plastic
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,178.8 g
995 g

Dimensions

57 x 347 x 207 mm
18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

2°
4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Epomaker Glyph

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V1

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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