Keychron B31 vs Varmilo Minilo
Get the Varmilo Minilo for hot-swappable and the 3,400 mAh battery.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron B31
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards under $50.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Varmilo Minilo
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $150.
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 B31
Varmilo Minilo
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
800 mAh
3,400 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
PCB Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
No
Yes
- Keychron B31
- Varmilo Minilo
- Performance
- 5963
- Build quality
- 5257
- Productivity
- 6983
- Customizability
- 4674
- Portability
- 7881
- Layout size: 75%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Case material: ABS, Plastic
- Keycaps: ABS
Keychron B31 vs Varmilo Minilo specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 23 specs differ
Keychron B31
Varmilo Minilo
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron B31
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Varmilo Minilo
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR.
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