Zeal Healios vs Tealios V2
The Zeal Healios and the Tealios V2 are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Zeal Healios is silent linear and the Tealios V2 is linear; the Zeal Healios is lighter to actuate (62g versus 67g); travel is 3.5 mm on the Zeal Healios and 4 mm on the Tealios V2.
- Cheaper per switchTealios V2$1.10 versus $1.20
Choose the Zeal Healios if
- you want a switch popular for quiet premium builds.
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you prefer a silent linear feel.
- you want a lighter keystroke (62g).
Choose the Tealios V2 if
- you want a switch popular for smooth linear customs.
- you prefer a linear feel.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (67g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Zeal Healios vs Tealios V2, spec by spec
| Zeal Healios | Tealios V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 62g | 67g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | n/a | n/a |
| Top housing | nylon | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | 62g / 67g options | 67g |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $1.20 | $1.10 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | premium silent linear | smooth higher-pitched linear |
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
90% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Zeal Healios; 97% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Tealios V2.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Zeal Healios; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Tealios V2.
99% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Zeal Healios; 97% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Tealios V2.
Where to buy the Zeal Healios
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Where to buy the Tealios V2
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