8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron Q0 HE
Get the 8BitDo Retro87 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q0 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$109at Mechkeys
4.3 · 6 reviews
from$139at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
8BitDo Retro87
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $150.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q0 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of Numpad boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
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 Retro87
Keychron Q0 HE
Layout size
80%
Numpad
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
4,000 mAh
1,800 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Copper
- 8BitDo Retro87
- Keychron Q0 HE
- Performance
- 6391
- Build quality
- 5390
- Productivity
- 7394
- Customizability
- 6892
- Portability
- 7787
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Knob
8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron Q0 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 28 specs differ
8BitDo Retro87
Keychron Q0 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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