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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Unity Community vs Hexgears Nova

Get the Unity Community for knob and qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Unity Community

Knob

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 40% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
$180 at Apos

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Hexgears Nova

Build quality in the top 50% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No numpad.
$45 at MK

What actually differs

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.

Unity Community

Hexgears Nova

  • Layout size

    40%

    80%

  • Ergonomics

    Split Spacebar

    Standard

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Unity Community
  • Hexgears Nova
Performance
57
62
Build quality
72
62
Productivity
50
58
Customizability
74
60
Portability
63
56

What they share

  • Case material: Aluminum
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Unity Community vs Hexgears Nova specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

9 of 17 specs differ

Unity Community

Hexgears Nova

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Clicky, Tactile

Mount style

—
Plate Mount

Layout

Layout size

40%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Split Spacebar
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2023

Where to buy

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Unity Community2 stores
Hexgears Nova2 stores

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