Head to head · Prices checked Oct 31, 2026

zFrontier Smurve80 vs Keychron V3

Get the Keychron V3 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate and knob.

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zFrontier Smurve80

No reviews

from$79at zFrontier

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polling rate

Keychron V3

4.6 (17)4.6 · 17 reviews

from$54at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

zFrontier Smurve80

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 80% boards under $100.

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.

$79 at zFrontier

Get the

Keychron V3

polling rate

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

$54 at Keychron

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.

zFrontier Smurve80

Keychron V3

Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

zFrontier Smurve80
Keychron V3

Performance: 75
91
Build quality: 60
89
Productivity: 76
98
Customizability: 59
98
Portability: 86
57

What they share

Layout size: 80%
Hot-swappable
Sound dampening

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Full specs

zFrontier Smurve80 vs Keychron V3 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Spec

zFrontier Smurve80

Keychron V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

8,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,384 g

1,360 g

Dimensions

38 x 387 x 179 mm

19 x 141 x 367 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

zFrontier Smurve80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V3

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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