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Redragon HORUS K618 HE vs Keychron K3 V2

Get the Redragon HORUS K618 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Keychron K3 V2 for hot-swappable.

Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (Version 2)

Hot-swappable

Keychron K3 V2

4.8 · 2,258 reviews

from$84at Keychron

Down 18% this month

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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.

Redragon HORUS K618 HE

Keychron K3 V2

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

  • Case material

    Metal

    Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Redragon HORUS K618 HE
  • Keychron K3 V2
Performance
96
62
Build quality
44
66
Productivity
48
65
Customizability
48
66
Portability
42
77

What they share

  • Low profile
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

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

Redragon HORUS K618 HE

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron K3 V2

4.8

2,258 owner reviews

Praise
“I had a full-size mechanical keyboard before that was tking too much of deskspace. This keyboard with it's 65% size is amazing and saves quite some desk space.”
Santosh M.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Non-rgb version feels nice, but the battery is killing the whole experience... Even with the lights turned off, i can't get the keyboard to work on battery longer than 3-4 days, which is super annoying and not making me trust into this brand. Especially if…”
Mr. A.· via Keychron

Full specs

Redragon HORUS K618 HE vs Keychron K3 V2 specs

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

13 of 24 specs differ

Redragon HORUS K618 HE

Keychron K3 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
1,550 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Metal
Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

—
ABS

Weight

655 g
—

Dimensions

22 x 438 x 148 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2020

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • RedragonCN

    In stock
    $64Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$64Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $84Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $105Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$84Visit

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