Sunkey Sun68 vs Typface Kafka HEHE vs QMK
Choose the Typface Kafka HE for its Hall Effect gaming features, or the Sunkey Sun68 for QMK/VIA and a slightly larger 68% layout.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Sunkey Sun68
HE
- 68% ANSI layout with a 6° typing angle.
- Aluminum case, plastic plate, and gasket mount.
- QMK and VIA support with hot-swappable PCB.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Typface Kafka HE
QMK
Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $200.
- 65% layout available in ANSI and ISO.
- Magnetic switches with a listed 8000 Hz polling rate.
- Vendor describes adjustable actuation, rapid trigger, and full analog control for the Hall Effect configuration.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Pick the Typface Kafka HE if Hall Effect gaming features and the listed 8000 Hz polling rate are your priorities. Choose the Sunkey Sun68 if you want QMK/VIA support, a 68% layout, and its explicitly described dampening layers. Check the Kafka HE's magnetic-switch limitation before buying if you plan to use standard MX switches.
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.
Sunkey Sun68
Typface Kafka HE
Layout size
68%
65%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Aluminum
Aluminum, Wood
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Sunkey Sun68
- Typface Kafka HE
- Performance
- 4978
- Build quality
- 8182
- Productivity
- 6551
- Customizability
- 8270
- Portability
- 6967
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
What will you mostly use it for?
The Kafka HE has the clearer edge for gaming, based on its magnetic switches and stated polling rate. The Sun68 is a stronger fit when QMK/VIA support, its 68% layout, or its documented dampening construction matters more. Travel is difficult to separate: the Kafka HE is smaller, while the Sun68 has a stated weight. For content creation, the Sun68's larger layout and firmware options give it a modest advantage.
Pick the Typface Kafka HE
- The Kafka HE uses magnetic switches and lists an 8000 Hz polling rate.
- Its vendor description names adjustable actuation, rapid trigger, and full analog control.
Sunkey Sun68 vs Typface Kafka HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 20 specs differ
Sunkey Sun68
Typface Kafka HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Case material
Plate material
Weight
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Sunkey Sun68
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Typface Kafka HE
Divinikey
ISO
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Sunkey Sun68 vs Typface Kafka HE: your questions
The Typface Kafka HE is the more gaming-focused choice in this comparison, with magnetic switches and a listed 8000 Hz polling rate. Its vendor description also names adjustable actuation, rapid trigger, and full analog control.
Yes, the Kafka HE vendor description lists rapid trigger for its Hall Effect configuration. The Sunkey Sun68's listed features do not include rapid trigger.
No, its compatibility rule specifies magnetic switches only, and standard MX switches will not fit. The keyboard is also listed as hot-swappable, but that does not remove the magnetic-switch limitation.
Yes, the Sun68 lists both QMK and VIA support. Its vendor description also identifies a QMK/VIA-supported hot-swap PCB.
The Kafka HE lists both ANSI and ISO layouts. The Sun68 is ANSI only, with no ISO-DE, UK, or other ISO variants offered.
The Sunkey Sun68 uses a 68% layout, while the Typface Kafka HE uses a 65% layout. The Kafka HE's compatibility rules specify that its layout has no function row or numpad.
The Kafka HE lists an 8000 Hz polling rate. The Sunkey Sun68 does not have a polling-rate figure listed here.
Yes, both the Sun68 and Kafka HE list hot-swappable support. For the Kafka HE, the compatibility rule limits the supported switches to magnetic switches, not standard MX switches.
The Sun68 vendor description lists Poron dampening pads and foams between the case and PCB, PCB and plate, and PCB and switches. The metadata also lists sound dampening as an extra feature.
The Sun68 metadata lists an aluminum case and plastic plate. Its vendor description additionally specifies a brass weight and Poron dampening pads.
The Kafka HE metadata lists aluminum, carbon fiber, plastic, POM, polycarbonate, and FR4 plate materials. Its vendor description identifies aluminum as the plate and describes other materials as optional.
The Sunkey Sun68 has a listed weight of 550g. The Kafka HE is a smaller 65% layout, but its weight is not specified here, so a direct weight comparison is not possible.
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