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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 29, 2026

Keychron J3 SE vs Varmilo Minilo

Get the Keychron J3 SE for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Varmilo Minilo for knob.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron J3 SE

Battery

Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

Get the

Varmilo Minilo

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

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 J3 SE

Varmilo Minilo

  • Layout size

    96%

    75%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    3,400 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron J3 SE
  • Varmilo Minilo
Performance
80
63
Build quality
68
57
Productivity
89
83
Customizability
86
74
Portability
57
81

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron J3 SE vs Varmilo Minilo specs

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

14 of 23 specs differ

Keychron J3 SE

Varmilo Minilo

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
3,400 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

1,145 g
1,510 g

Dimensions

43 x 406 x 139 mm
37 x 326 x 144 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron J3 SE

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.

Where to buy

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