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Keychron B1 Pro vs K3 V2

Get the Keychron K3 V2 for hot-swappable and the 1,550 mAh battery.

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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.

Keychron B1 Pro

Keychron K3 V2

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    800 mAh

    1,550 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Layout standard

    ANSI, ISO, JIS

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

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B1 Pro
  • Keychron K3 V2
Performance
50
62
Build quality
42
66
Productivity
69
65
Customizability
46
66
Portability
78
77

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Low profile
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • Keycaps: ABS
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

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

Keychron B1 Pro

4.0

8 owner reviews

Praise
“I really like this keyboard, particularly due to its ISO PT layout. For the next iteration, I suggest using a higher-quality plastic, as the keycaps feel a bit cheap. I would easily pay 20/30 EUR more if the keyboard felt more premium.”
A.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“I bought this keyboard from Amazon and I thought I love it. A little over a year later (15ish months) the keyboard starts glitching like the shift key is stuck and would randomly type in ALL CAPS and add weird punctuations. The keyboard made my…”
TJS· via Keychron

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

Keychron B1 Pro vs K3 V2 specs

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

7 of 21 specs differ

Keychron B1 Pro

Keychron K3 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

800 mAh
1,550 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

ABS
ABS

Weight

425 g
—

Dimensions

5 x 296 x 130 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

None
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2020

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