Keychron K3 V2 vs K5 Max
Get the Keychron K5 Max for the 2,000 mAh battery.

4.8 · 2,258 reviews
from$84at Keychron
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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 V2
Keychron K5 Max
Layout size
75%
100%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Battery
1,550 mAh
2,000 mAh
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum
Mount style
Tray Mount
PCB Mount, Plate Mount
- Keychron K3 V2
- Keychron K5 Max
- Performance
- 6281
- Build quality
- 6681
- Productivity
- 6589
- Customizability
- 6688
- Portability
- 7753
- 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 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.”
“Non-rgb version feels nice, but the battery is killing the whole experience... Even with the lights turned off, i can't get the keyboard to work on battery longer than 3-4 days, which is super annoying and not making me trust into this brand. Especially if…”
Keychron K5 Max
16 owner reviews
“This is by far the best keyboard I've ever had. I did my research with AI defined the one I should get. I'm glad I did this first! I type about a hundred words a minute and do a lot of document creation as well as coding. This keyboard keeps up with me in the…”
“The printing quality of the Hungarian keycaps is very poor. The stroke thickness of the letters varies even within a single keycap—one letter is thick while another is thin. They look ugly. Also, on the internet the "esc" key appears orange, but in reality it…”
Keychron K3 V2 vs K5 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 26 specs differ
Keychron K3 V2
Keychron K5 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
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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