Keychron V1 Max vs Logitech POP Keys

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V1 Max compared with POP Keys

	KeychronV1 Max	LogitechPOP Keys
Overview
Released
Released	November 2023	November 2021
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	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 Jupiter switches (Red, Brown or Banana); hot-swappable with most 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches; screw-in PCB stabilisers	Mechanical switches (brown, tactile); 45 gf actuation force; rated for 50 million keystrokes
Key travel
Key travel	–	4 mm total travel
Keycaps
Keycaps	OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through; keycaps for Windows and macOS	Round, scooped typewriter-style keycaps; eight swappable emoji keycaps (four fitted, four spare)
Layouts
Layouts	75% with a knob; ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)	–
Backlight
Backlight	South-facing RGB LEDs	–
Special keys
Special keys	Programmable rotary knob; Mac/Windows system toggle that keeps a separate layout for each; 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 190 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	4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 190 hours with the backlight off and up to 100 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)	Two AAA batteries, pre-installed; up to 36 months
Charging
Charging	USB-C; around 5 hours to charge; Type-C cable with a Type-A to Type-C adapter	–
Works with
Works with	Windows, macOS 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 with VIA and the Keychron Launcher web app	Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS
Design
Weight
Weight	770 g (better)	779 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	321.2 × 138.47 × 35.4 mm
Size
Size	328.5 × 148.7 mm; 21.5 mm high at the front and 29.4 mm at the back without keycaps; 2 mm feet; typing angles of 3.5°, 7.1° and 9.5°; 770 g ± 10 g fully assembled	321.2 × 138.47 × 35.4 mm; 779 g (Logitech's support specification gives 776 g)
Materials
Materials	ABS plastic body; PC plate; gasket mount; sound-absorbing foam	ABS top and bottom case; PC light guide
Colours
Colours	Carbon Black	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