8BitDo Retro vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Get the 8BitDo Retro for knob. Get the Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
8BitDo Retro
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Battery
2,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Copper, Steel
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
Display
None
TFT
- 8BitDo Retro
- Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
- Performance
- 4968
- Build quality
- 5389
- Productivity
- 6384
- Customizability
- 5685
- Portability
- 7287
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
8BitDo Retro
No owner reviews collected yet.
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
4 owner reviews
“I ordered a keyboard set and keycaps from divinikey the 2 sets go out of stock almost everytime so I decided to go with Divinikey and they game me a time frame of up to12 weeks which was perfectly fine and the package came in after 6-7 weeks I was super happy…”
“I'm not sure why the QK80 is getting the reviews it's getting. Let's go down the list of the brand new QK80 I have and what I'm regretting getting it: 1) The screen worked for all of five seconds before going blank. Nothing I do brings it back 2) You can't…”
8BitDo Retro vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 23 specs differ
8BitDo Retro
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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