Keychron K1 Ultra vs K3 V2
Get the Keychron K1 Ultra for the 2,600 mAh battery.
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5.0 (1)5.0 · 1 reviews
from$109at MK
4.8 (2,258)4.8 · 2,258 reviews
from$105at Keychron (DE)
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K1 Ultra
Battery
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $150.
- 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.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron K3 V2
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
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 K1 Ultra
Keychron K3 V2
Layout size
80%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,600 mAh
1,550 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Metal, Wood
Aluminum, Plastic
Mount style
Plate Mount
Tray Mount
- Keychron K1 Ultra
- Keychron K3 V2
- Performance
- 8963
- Build quality
- 7065
- Productivity
- 8465
- Customizability
- 7568
- Portability
- 7780
- Hot-swappable
- Low profile
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K1 Ultra
1 owner reviews
“Feels a little bit high after the MacBook keyboard, but one will get used to it. The quality is amazing.”
Keychron K3 V2
2,258 owner reviews
“I had a full-size mechanical keyboard before that was tking too much of deskspace. This keyboard with it's 65% size is amazing and saves quite some desk space.”
Keychron K1 Ultra vs K3 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
11 of 24 specs differ
Keychron K1 Ultra
Keychron K3 V2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K1 Ultra
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K3 V2
- Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-ES
Out of stockShips to you
- Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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