Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro Review (2026): Screen, Knob, and a 10,000 mAh Battery
Epomaker’s TH80 V2 Pro is the brand’s pitch at the sub-$80 75% slot — the same slot Keychron’s V1 holds — and its spec sheet fights back with features the V1 doesn’t offer at all: a 1.06-inch glass screen, a metal multi-function knob, and a 10,000 mAh battery. This review walks the official page’s claims one by one, marks the variant trap Epomaker printed in its own spec table, and leaves the sound question exactly where the evidence is: unrecorded.
What it is
A 75% (78-key) wireless board with a gasket-mounted, 5-layer internal structure, hot-swappable 3/5-pin PCB, tri-mode connectivity and — the headline hardware — a 1.06-inch customizable glass screen and metal knob. Epomaker’s own positioning calls it “the definitive compact deep-thock benchmark of the TH series” — their marketing phrase, quoted here with attribution and not repeated as our verdict, because we haven’t recorded the board.
Specifications (from Epomaker’s official product page)
| Spec | TH80 V2 Pro |
|---|---|
| Layout | 75%, 78 keys |
| Price | $77.99 (official, checked 2026-08-31) |
| Mount | Gasket, 5-layer structure |
| PCB | Hot-swappable, 3/5-pin |
| Connectivity | Tri-mode: 2.4 GHz dongle, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C; up to 5 devices |
| Battery | 10,000 mAh; “200+ hours wireless” (manufacturer lab figure) |
| Latency claim | “2 ms low latency” in wireless (manufacturer figure, unverified by us) |
| Screen / knob | 1.06” glass screen, metal multi-function knob |
| Case | Plastic |
| Dimensions / weight | 32.3 × 14.1 × 4.7 cm; 0.95 kg |
| Switch options | Epomaker Creamy Jade; Epomaker Sea Salt Silent V2 |
| Keycaps | Cherry profile; Black = PC dye-sub, White/Pink = PBT double-shot (official table) |
| Software | Epomaker’s free web-based tool; on-board memory; Mac/Win/Android |
| Warranty | 1 year, 30-day returns (official) |
The keycap variant trap (printed in Epomaker’s own table)
Most variant traps hide in dropdowns; this one sits in the spec table. The Black unit ships PC plastic dye-sub keycaps; White and Pink ship double-shot PBT. Same price, same board, different keycap material — and keycap material is one of the few things that visibly ages (shine, texture). If keycaps matter to you, that’s the color decision made; if you’re re-capping immediately anyway, ignore it.
Where it beats the Keychron V1 on paper
The V1 is the default answer under $80 — but it’s honest to list what the TH80 V2 Pro includes that the V1 doesn’t:
- A screen and a knob — the V1 offers a knob only on its knob variant and no screen at all.
- 2.4 GHz dongle mode — the V1 is wired-only; Keychron’s wireless in this price class is Bluetooth-first (the K2 Pro polls at 90 Hz in BT mode per its official spec). A dedicated 2.4 GHz dongle is the wireless mode gamers should prefer on paper.
- A bigger battery on a bigger claim — 10,000 mAh / “200+ hours” versus the K2 Pro’s 4000 mAh / ~260 hours. Different boards, different draws; both figures are manufacturer lab numbers. Treat both as ceilings, not promises.
Where the V1 fights back
Firmware is the real fork. The V1 runs QMK with live VIA/Launcher remapping — open-source, browser-based, board-independent tooling with years of community tooling around it. Epomaker’s software is proprietary, free, web-based, with on-board memory for maps — functional, but it’s a walled garden, and the K2 Pro vs Q1 comparison shows how much of the Keychron pitch rests on that open ecosystem.
Published spec depth. Keychron’s pages enumerate MCU, polling rates per mode, tolerances; Epomaker’s page gives the feature list and two lab figures (“2 ms”, “200+ hours”) without a polling-rate table. Not a disqualifier — but if spec transparency is your proxy for engineering communication, the difference is visible.
No Cherry-profile ceiling. The TH80’s keycaps are Cherry profile; the V1’s are OSA. Neither is better on paper — profile preference is personal — but the V1’s double-shot OSA PBT set is the one we’ve verified most completely, in the under-$100 guide.
Who should buy it
- Buy the TH80 V2 Pro if you want the screen/knob toy factor, 2.4 GHz wireless for casual gaming, or maximum battery life — and you’re comfortable with vendor software instead of QMK.
- Stay on the V1 path if open firmware is non-negotiable, or you want the deepest published spec sheet in the class.
- Either way, hot-swap means switches are a later, cheap decision — the switch table applies to both boards equally.
The summary the specs support: the TH80 V2 Pro out-features the V1 on hardware and trails it on firmware openness and spec transparency. Both are gasket-mounted, hot-swappable 75% boards at the same price — the choice is ecosystem, not quality.