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zFrontier Soso pad Numpad vs Keychron K3 HE

Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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zFrontier Soso pad Numpad

[In Stock] Soso-pad Customizable Wireless Fingerprint ID Numpad

No reviews

from$64at zFrontier

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Hall effect

Keychron K3 HE

4.4 (8)4.4 · 8 reviews

from$119at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

zFrontier Soso pad Numpad

Build quality in the top 30% of Numpad boards under $100.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

$64 at zFrontier

Get the

Keychron K3 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No numpad.

$119 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 Soso pad Numpad

Keychron K3 HE

Layout size
Numpad
75%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
700 mAh
2,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

zFrontier Soso pad Numpad
Keychron K3 HE

Performance: 46
92
Build quality: 77
86
Productivity: 62
88
Customizability: 53
89
Portability: 82
82

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

zFrontier Soso pad Numpad vs Keychron K3 HE specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

zFrontier Soso pad Numpad

Keychron K3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

Numpad

75%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

700 mAh

2,600 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Aluminum, Wood

Plate material

FR4

Aluminum

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

—

580 g

Dimensions

—

25 x 319 x 126 mm

Typing angle

7°

2°

Backlight

None

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

zFrontier Soso pad Numpad

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K3 HE

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

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