8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron Q8
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 Q8
Layout size
80%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Ergonomics
Standard
Alice
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- 8BitDo Retro87
- Keychron Q8
- Performance
- 6366
- Build quality
- 5390
- Productivity
- 7398
- Customizability
- 6896
- Portability
- 7670
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Knob
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
8BitDo Retro87
No owner reviews collected yet.
Keychron Q8
14 owner reviews
“As described, very good keyboard a bit heavy but very ergonomic and very good quality.”
“The keyboard is nice. I bought the Alice layout in blue, with blue switches that are as quiet as the wireless keyboard that came with my Mac M1. The backlight color is only in red solid. All sorts of colors that flash but to have one straight color on the…”
8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron Q8 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 26 specs differ
8BitDo Retro87
Keychron Q8
Switch options
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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