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Keychron V3 vs V7

Get the Keychron V3 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate and knob.

Keychron V3 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard ISO Layout Collection

polling rate

Keychron V3

4.6 · 17 reviews

from$54at Keychron

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Keychron V7 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Keychron V7

5.0 · 2 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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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 V3

Keychron V7

  • Layout size

    80%

    70%

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

    Tray Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Weight

    1,360 g

    845 g

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V3
  • Keychron V7
Performance
91
65
Build quality
89
83
Productivity
98
88
Customizability
98
95
Portability
57
65

What they share

  • Connection: Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Case material: ABS, Plastic
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron V3

4.6

17 owner reviews

Praise
“Mainly bought this keyboard for the russian layout, despite this I prefer it over my steelseries apex pro, its nice feel and sounds nice”
ElijahVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“I bought this keyboard in March 2023 and genuinely liked it at first. It's solid, heavy, well-built, sounds great. Keychron clearly knows what they're doing in terms of design and firmware. The problem is the switches. After about a year and a half of normal…”
JahusVerified buyer· via Keychron

Keychron V7

5.0

2 owner reviews

Praise
“I have 5 of the v-series keyboards and love them all. I think the 70% layout on the V7 is my favourite.”
L.H.· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron V3 vs V7 specs

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

12 of 26 specs differ

Keychron V3

Keychron V7

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
70%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel
Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,360 g
845 g

Dimensions

19 x 141 x 367 mm
20 x 117 x 342 mm

Typing angle

4°
4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron V34 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $54Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $74Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $100Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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Keychron V73 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $44Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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    ~$44Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $105Visit

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