Keychron Launches 44 g G3 Wireless Gaming Mouse With Transparent PC or Carbon Fiber Shell and Flagship Internals

Keychron may be known for its mechanical and HE keyboards, but it has also recently made a name for itself in the mouse space with wireless mice like the M6 8K and M7 8K. Now, Keychron has launched two new gaming mice under the Keychron G3 name. The G3 is an ultra-light gaming mouse with a right-handed symmetrical design and two material options for the shell—a carbon fiber top and an ABS base or a translucent polycarbonate top and an ABS bottom. Both the carbon fiber and the translucent PC version of the Keychron G3 have the same shape, weight, and internals, so potential buyers have two aesthetic choices without giving up any performance or battery life. The Keychron G3 is available on the Keychron web store at $84.99 for the translucent PC version and $109.99 for the carbon fiber version.

The Keychron G3 uses a PixArt 3950 sensor, replete with 8 kHz polling, tri-mode wireless connectivity (2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, and USB-C), and a 500 mAh battery, which Keychron says offers up to 160 hours of use on a single charge. Keychron has not specified the test configuration, but it can usually be assumed that manufacturers test battery life over Bluetooth or 2.4 GHz at something like 1,000 Hz polling rate. Unlike many modern gaming mouse, but much like Keychron’s other gaming mice, the G3 uses mechanical Huano Transparent Shell White Dot micro switches for the main clicks, meaning they have a 120 million-click rated MTBF, which is a step up from the Huano Transparent Blue Shell Pink Dot switches used in other Keychron mice, which were only rated to 80 million clicks.

The G3’s shape isn’t particularly unique and appears to be an iteration of mice like the much-loved Endgame Gear OP1, Pulsar X2 CrazyLight Medium, and the VXE R1 series. The G3 measures in at 120 × 63 × 38.8 mm, making it longer and slightly wider than many other similar shaped mice, although it still has a mid-to-rear hump location. The PC shell option is slightly translucent with a textured finish, and it has light purple buttons and a purple plastic scroll wheel. The carbon fiber version, on the other hand, has a matte black finish on the top shell with a bright orange scroll wheel and side buttons, but it also features a subtle embossed waves-and-smoke pattern on its surface for a bit more visual flair.