Heavy shell Kira96 vs Keychron J3 SE
Get the Keychron J3 SE for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.
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from$155at Mechkeys
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from$129at Keychron
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Keychron J3 SE
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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.
Heavy shell Kira96
Keychron J3 SE
Battery
3,500 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
ABS
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Heavy shell Kira96
- Keychron J3 SE
- Performance
- 4980
- Build quality
- 5168
- Productivity
- 6689
- Customizability
- 7586
- Portability
- 5757
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Keycaps: PBT
Heavy shell Kira96 vs Keychron J3 SE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 21 specs differ
Heavy shell Kira96
Keychron J3 SE
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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