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B2 Pro
Keychron's low-priced ultra-slim 96% wireless keyboard with scissor switches and a number pad, connecting by 2.4 GHz receiver, Bluetooth or cable, suited to people who want a number pad in a narrower keyboard than a full-size one.
- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Scissor
- Backlight
- None
- Battery
- 300 hours
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Weight
- 585 g
Specifications
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- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Scissor
- Backlight
- None
- Keys labelled for
- Mac, Windows and more
- Touch ID
- No
- Switches
- Scissor mechanism
- Keycaps
- ABS, concave; legends for Mac and Windows
- Layouts
- 98 keys (96%); ANSI (keychron.com)
- Special keys
- 12 multimedia keys; Fn + Shift opens the emoji picker; separate keymaps for Mac and Windows set in Keychron Launcher
Connections and battery
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Power
- Rechargeable
- 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 detail
- 800 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 300 hours (Keychron's lab tests)
- Charging
- USB-C; around 2.5 hours to charge
- Works with
- macOS, iOS, Windows, Android and Linux
- Software
- Keychron Launcher web app for key remapping, macros and shortcuts
Design
- Weight
- 585 g
- Width × depth × height
- 374.5 × 131.6 × 14.3 mm
- Size
- 374.5 × 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
- Colours
- Space Gray, Ivory White
Pros and cons
Pros
- 96% layout keeps a number pad in a 374.5 mm wide body
- Connects by 2.4 GHz receiver (1,000 Hz), Bluetooth or USB-C cable; remappable in the Keychron Launcher web app
- 585 g and 14.3 mm high at the back
Cons
- Up to 300 hours per charge, far less than the B1 Pro and B6 Pro
- No backlight; ABS keycaps; no N-key rollover
- Not sold on Keychron's UK store; ANSI layout only
Closest rivals
Model | Layout | Switches | Backlight | Battery | Connects by | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full size | Scissor | None | 36 months | Bluetooth and USB receiver | 685 g | Mar 2024 | |
| Full size | Scissor | None | 8 months | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 623 g | May 2024 | |
| Full size | Scissor | None | – | Bluetooth | 369 g | Oct 2024 |
Sources
Photo: cdn.shopify.com
- Keychron B2 PRO, Space Gray ANSI angled: Keychron; exact published b2-pro product photo. Space Gray ANSI angled. Native RGB preserved; reviewed plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron B2 PRO, Ivory White ANSI front: Keychron; exact published b2-pro product photo. Ivory White ANSI front. Native RGB preserved; reviewed plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron B2 PRO, Ivory White ANSI angled: Keychron; exact published b2-pro product photo. Ivory White ANSI angled. Native RGB preserved; reviewed plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron B2 Pro keycaps and body, supplied close-up.: Official Keychron exact-model product photograph; complete supplied canvas, framing, background and native transparency preserved.
