Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) vs Keychron B2 Pro

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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) compared with B2 Pro
AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)KeychronB2 Pro
Overview
ReleasedOctober 2024May 2025
Typing
LayoutFull sizeFull size
SwitchesScissorScissor
BacklightNoneNone
Keys labelled forMacMac, Windows and more
Touch IDYesNo
Switches–Scissor mechanism
Keycaps–ABS, concave; legends for Mac and Windows
LayoutsArabic, British English, Chinese (Pinyin), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, International English, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swiss, Swedish, Turkish Q, Ukrainian, US English (UK store)98 keys (96%); ANSI (keychron.com)
Special keysTouch ID (a quick press locks the Mac); function keys for display brightness, Mission Control, Spotlight, Dictation/Siri, Do Not Disturb, media playback, mute and volume; fn/Globe key for switching keyboards or showing emoji; document navigation keys and full-size arrow keys12 multimedia keys; Fn + Shift opens the emoji picker; separate keymaps for Mac and Windows set in Keychron Launcher
Connections and battery
Connects byBluetoothBluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
Devices it switches between1–
PowerRechargeableRechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)–Up to 300 hours
Receiver–2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.2 at 90 Hz; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz
Battery life detailAbout a month or more between charges in Apple's tests with an M4 iMac; sleeps when not in use800 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 300 hours (Keychron's lab tests)
ChargingUSB-C port; charges from a Mac or USB-C power adapter, and plugging it into a Mac also pairs itUSB-C; around 2.5 hours to charge
Works withMac with Apple silicon running macOS 15.1 or later; Apple also lists recent iPad and iPhone modelsmacOS, iOS, Windows, Android and Linux
Software–Keychron Launcher web app for key remapping, macros and shortcuts
Design
Weight369 g (better)585 g
Width × depth × height418.7 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm374.5 × 131.6 × 14.3 mm
SizeHeight 0.41–1.09 cm, width 41.87 cm, depth 11.49 cm374.5 × 131.6 mm, 585 g; 8.4 mm high at the front and 14.3 mm at the rear; 3.2° typing angle
Materials–ABS body
ColoursWhite Keys, Black KeysSpace Gray, Ivory White
In the boxMagic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, woven USB-C charging cable–
Warranty1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)–

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