Keychron B36 vs V6
Get the Keychron V6 for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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4.7 (6)4.7 · 6 reviews
from$39at MK
4.8 (31)4.8 · 31 reviews
from$69at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron B36
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 100% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron V6
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 100% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 B36
Keychron V6
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
Yes
No
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Knob
No
Yes
- Keychron B36
- Keychron V6
- Performance
- 5491
- Build quality
- 4788
- Productivity
- 8098
- Customizability
- 5498
- Portability
- 5345
- Layout size: 100%
- Case material: ABS, Plastic
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron B36
6 owner reviews
“The battery life easily lasts weeks for me. Bluetooth and 2.4GHz both feel stable, and the adjustable angles help reduce wrist strain.”
Keychron V6
31 owner reviews
“Great keyboard. Love using it. Two quibbles: Logo is backwards on Windows key Wish Caps Lock lit up—the LED underneath isn’t enough to indicate when Caps Lock is engaged.”
“I have never used a keyboard where every time you just as much barely graze a key' it registers. This is horrible, you pretty much have to perfectly press the keys dead center, otherwise, it will press surrounding keys as well.”
Keychron B36 vs V6 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 28 specs differ
Keychron B36
Keychron V6
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron B36
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron V6
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, 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
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