Glorious PC Compact vs Keychron K4 V3
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Glorious PC Compact
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $50.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron K4 V3
QMK
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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.
Glorious PC Compact
Keychron K4 V3
Layout size
60%
96%
Case material
ABS
Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Glorious PC Compact
- Keychron K4 V3
- Performance
- 5482
- Build quality
- 5987
- Productivity
- 5095
- Customizability
- 8296
- Portability
- 7054
- Hot-swappable
Glorious PC Compact vs Keychron K4 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 23 specs differ
Glorious PC Compact
Keychron K4 V3
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Glorious PC Compact
- Go to MK
MK
ISO
In stockShips to you
Keychron K4 V3
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
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