Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron Q16 HE
Get the Keychron Q16 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 (290)5.0 · 290 reviews
from$199at MonacoKeys
4.5 (6)4.5 · 6 reviews
from$199at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ticktype Evo80
Build quality in the top 25% of 80% boards under $200.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- Missing ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q16 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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.
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron Q16 HE
Layout size
80%
65%
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
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Ticktype Evo80
- Keychron Q16 HE
- Performance
- 7494
- Build quality
- 7287
- Productivity
- 7684
- Customizability
- 6191
- Portability
- 8487
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Ticktype Evo80
290 owner reviews
“This keyboard offers excellent quality, with a satisfying key sound and premium-feeling keycaps. Love that i could get it as an ISO-SE, swedish layout with åäö.”
“Right from the get-go the Evo80 comes packaged in a very premium way that is miles ahead of anything large companies like Steelseries, Razer and other big companies do setting itself apart from anything else. And once you start using the board after just…”
Keychron Q16 HE
6 owner reviews
“This keyboard types like a dream. The only reason I'm giving it 4 Stars is due to the fact that it is ceramic coated and not true ceramic.”
Ticktype Evo80 vs Keychron Q16 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 26 specs differ
Ticktype Evo80
Keychron Q16 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
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
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ticktype Evo80
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Q16 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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