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Keychron vs Yunzii B87

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron

Knob

Get the

Yunzii B87

QMK

Build quality in the top 20% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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

Yunzii B87

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron
  • Yunzii B87
Performance
46
82
Build quality
66
77
Productivity
46
89
Customizability
67
86
Portability
42
73

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron vs Yunzii B87 specs

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

11 of 23 specs differ

Keychron

Yunzii B87

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

—
1,128 g

Dimensions

—
46 x 147 x 373 mm

Backlight

White
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

Yunzii B87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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