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Keychron B33 vs V1

Get the Keychron V1 for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Hot-swappable

Keychron V1

4.8 · 63 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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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 B33

Keychron V1

  • Layout size

    80%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wired

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B33
  • Keychron V1
Performance
58
92
Build quality
67
89
Productivity
86
98
Customizability
53
98
Portability
74
65

What they share

  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: ABS, PBT
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From real owners

What owners say

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

Keychron B33

4.7

3 owner reviews

Praise
“I switch between my laptop and tablet throughout the day and Bluetooth pairing has been seamless. Typing is nearly silent, which is great for shared spaces.”
Brandon S.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Keychron V1

4.8

63 owner reviews

Praise
“Even tho I live in the middle of Europe the shipping only took 11 working days. It feels and sounds great to type on. And the opening experience was also great.”
Jitka H.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Good quality of build but its actually pretty trash keyboard, 2 years and started to not register keys, double typing ect and its not problem of the switch because i changed them with working ones and still had the problem”
Martin M.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron B33 vs V1 specs

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

17 of 28 specs differ

Keychron B33

Keychron V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Metal
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

1,977 g
995 g

Dimensions

33 x 370 x 146 mm
18 x 149 x 329 mm

Typing angle

5°, 7°
4°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron B334 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $34Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $34Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $69Visit
Keychron V14 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $44Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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