Drop Holy Panda X vs Kailh Polia
The Drop Holy Panda X and the Kailh Polia are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Drop Holy Panda X and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Polia; stock they sound different: clacky, mid-pitched tactile versus medium boxy tactile; the Kailh Polia costs less per switch ($0.40 versus $0.55).
- Cheaper per switchKailh Polia$0.40 versus $0.55
Choose the Drop Holy Panda X if
- you want a switch popular for enthusiast tactile builds.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
Choose the Kailh Polia if
- you want a switch popular for tactile customs.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Drop Holy Panda X vs Kailh Polia, spec by spec
| Drop Holy Panda X | Kailh Polia | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | 60g |
| Bottom-out force | 65g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | full | n/a |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.55 | $0.40 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | clacky, mid-pitched tactile | medium boxy tactile |
| Released | 2022 | 2020 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Drop Holy Panda X; 82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Polia.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Drop Holy Panda X; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Polia.
70% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Drop Holy Panda X; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Polia.
Where to buy the Drop Holy Panda X
Where to buy the Kailh Polia
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