Keychron K10 HE vs Keychron K10 Max

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K10 HE compared with K10 Max

	KeychronK10 HE	KeychronK10 Max
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	September 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Magnetic (Hall effect)	Mechanical
Backlight
Backlight	RGB	RGB
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac, Windows and more	Mac, Windows and more
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Gateron Double-Rail Magnetic Nebula (actuation 0.2–3.8 mm) or Keychron Ultra-fast Lime magnetic (actuation 0.2–3.3 mm) switches, both adjustable with 0.1 mm sensitivity; hot-swappable; TMR sensing	Keychron Super mechanical (Red, Brown or Banana) or Keychron Apex mechanical (Red, Brown or Banana; black RGB hot-swappable version, keychron.com); south-facing; hot-swappable version accepts normal-profile MX-style switches
Keycaps
Keycaps	Cherry-profile double-shot PBT, shine-through (Standard Version); OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through (Special Edition)	Double-shot PBT, OSA profile; keycaps for Windows and macOS
Layouts
Layouts	100%; ANSI (keychron.com); UK and German ISO (ISO Layout Collection; UK ISO Special Edition in white on keychron.uk)	108 keys (100%); ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)
Backlight
Backlight	North-facing RGB	22 RGB backlight effects; a white-backlight version is also sold
Special keys
Special keys	Rapid Trigger; four-in-one Dynamic Keystrokes; Last Keystroke Prioritization and Snap Click; N-key rollover wireless and wired	12 multimedia keys; separate keymaps for Mac and Windows; N-key rollover wireless and wired
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable	Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	3	3
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 120 hours	Up to 190 hours
Receiver
Receiver	2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.2 at 125 Hz to up to three devices; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz	2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.1 at 90 Hz to up to three devices; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 120 hours (Keychron's lab tests; Keychron doesn't say with what backlight setting)	4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; around 190 hours with the backlight off and around 100 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)
Works with
Works with	Windows, macOS and Linux	macOS, Windows and Linux
Software
Software	QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for actuation, Rapid Trigger, key remapping and lighting	QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for key remapping and macros
Design
Weight
Weight	1320 g (better)	1530 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	440.2 × 129.2 × 40.3 mm	447.37 × 139.82 × 40.1 mm
Size
Size	440.2 × 129.2 mm, about 1,320 g (Standard Version); 444.6 × 129.2 mm, about 1,310 g (Special Edition); 33.4 mm high at the front and 40.3 mm at the back with keycaps (32.94 and 39.52 mm on the Special Edition); typing angles of 3.5°, 7.7° and 11°	447.37 × 139.82 mm, 1,530 g; 23.7 mm (front) and 29.8 mm (rear) high without keycaps, 32.9 mm and 40.1 mm with them; typing angles of 3.43°, 7.26° and 10.06°
Materials
Materials	Aluminium body (aluminium and wood on the Special Edition); aluminium plate; plate-mounted stabilisers	ABS frame; steel plate; IXPE, PET and EPDM foams
Colours
Colours	Black (Standard Version); Black or White with wood sides (Special Edition)	Black, White (keychron.com)