Keychron K3 HE vs Q1 HE
Get the Keychron Q1 HE for the 4,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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 K3 HE
Keychron Q1 HE
Battery
2,600 mAh
4,000 mAh
Low profile
Yes
No
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Aluminum
Mount style
Tray Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
- Keychron K3 HE
- Keychron Q1 HE
- Performance
- 92100
- Build quality
- 8690
- Productivity
- 8897
- Customizability
- 8998
- Portability
- 8281
- Layout size: 75%
- Hall effect (magnetic)
- Rapid trigger
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K3 HE
8 owner reviews
“I am happy with this keyboard! I needed some time to adjust my typing habits, but so far so good.”
“please add a custom firmware file in your as the app can not recognize the keyboard and apparently doesn't have a correct firmware. the reset buttons do not work as well”
Keychron Q1 HE
20 owner reviews
“Neither big legs nor small legs. No legs at all 🤣 For me, this is not what I've expected from keychron, because every keyboard has legs.”
“I love this thing. I wish there were these changes: Cable mode was switch in position closest to the outer edge of keyboard. Extra usb-c which is another port, I'd like to plug my 2fa device in there. Sort out why the programmer doesn't work under arch linux…”
Keychron K3 HE vs Q1 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 30 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
Keychron Q1 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
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
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