Kailh Box Brown vs Kailh Polia
The Kailh Box Brown and the Kailh Polia are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Kailh Box Brown is lighter to actuate (45g versus 60g); stock they sound different: subtle, muted versus medium boxy tactile; the Kailh Box Brown costs less per switch ($0.30 versus $0.40).
- Cheaper per switchKailh Box Brown$0.30 versus $0.40
Choose the Kailh Box Brown if
- you want a switch popular for light tactiles.
- you want a switch popular for durability.
- you want a lighter keystroke (45g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh Polia if
- you want a switch popular for tactile customs.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (60g).
Kailh Box Brown vs Kailh Polia, spec by spec
| Kailh Box Brown | Kailh Polia | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 60g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.8 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.6 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.30 (stronger spec) | $0.40 |
| Sound profile | subtle, muted | medium boxy tactile |
| Released | 2017 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Box Brown; 82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Polia.
34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Brown; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Polia.
24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Brown; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Polia.
Where to buy the Kailh Box Brown
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Where to buy the Kailh Polia
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