Keychron K3 Max vs Logitech POP Keys

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K3 Max compared with POP Keys

	KeychronK3 Max	LogitechPOP Keys
Overview
Released
Released	November 2023	November 2021
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	Low-profile mechanical	Mechanical
Key travel
Key travel	–	4 mm
Backlight
Backlight	RGB	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac, Windows and more	Mac, Windows and more
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Gateron low-profile mechanical (Red, Blue or Brown; Banana on the white version) or Keychron low-profile mechanical (Red); north-facing; hot-swappable version accepts Gateron and Keychron low-profile mechanical switches only	Mechanical switches (brown, tactile); 45 gf actuation force; rated for 50 million keystrokes
Key travel
Key travel	–	4 mm total travel
Keycaps
Keycaps	Low-profile double-shot PBT, LSA profile; keycaps for Windows and macOS plus extra Esc and Enter keys	Round, scooped typewriter-style keycaps; eight swappable emoji keycaps (four fitted, four spare)
Layouts
Layouts	84 keys (75%); ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)	–
Backlight
Backlight	22 RGB backlight effects, per-key RGB and two-zone Mix RGB; a white-backlight version is also sold	–
Special keys
Special keys	12 multimedia keys; separate keymaps for Mac and Windows; N-key rollover wireless and wired	Four emoji keys and an emoji-panel key, customisable in Logi Options+; 12 Fn shortcuts (screen snip, voice-to-text, mic mute, media); three Easy-Switch keys; OS layouts for Windows/Android, macOS and iOS
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable	Bluetooth and USB receiver
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	3	3
Power
Power	Rechargeable	AAA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 73 hours	Up to 36 months
Receiver
Receiver	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	Logi Bolt USB receiver (included) or Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth 5.1); range 10 m
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	1,550 mAh lithium-polymer battery; around 73 hours with the backlight off and around 42 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)	Two AAA batteries, pre-installed; up to 36 months
Works with
Works with	macOS, Windows and Linux	Logi Bolt with Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.14 or later and ChromeOS; Bluetooth with the same plus iOS 11 or later and Android 8 or later (the product page lists macOS 10.15, iPadOS 13.4 and iOS 11 or later)
Software
Software	QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for key remapping, macros and lighting	Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS
Design
Weight
Weight	525 g (better)	779 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	306 × 116 × 22 mm	321.2 × 138.47 × 35.4 mm
Size
Size	306 × 116 mm, 525 g; 11 mm (front) and 15 mm (rear) high without keycaps, 17 mm and 22 mm with them; typing angles of 2.5°, 4.2° and 6.5°	321.2 × 138.47 × 35.4 mm; 779 g (Logitech's support specification gives 776 g)
Materials
Materials	ABS and aluminium frame; IXPE acoustic foam and latex foam	ABS top and bottom case; PC light guide
Colours
Colours	Black, White, White Gray (keychron.com)	Blast, Daydream, Heartbreaker, Cosmos, Mist (colourways named on the UK product page)
In the box
In the box	–	Keyboard, two AAA batteries (pre-installed), Logi Bolt USB receiver, four extra emoji keys, pouch, documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty