Keychron C0 HE vs K8 Pro
Get the Keychron C0 HE for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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4.7 (6)4.7 · 6 reviews
from$85at Keychron (DE)
4.9 (52)4.9 · 52 reviews
from$89at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron C0 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 40% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron K8 Pro
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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.
Keychron C0 HE
Keychron K8 Pro
Layout size
40%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Plastic
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
- Keychron C0 HE
- Keychron K8 Pro
- Performance
- 8581
- Build quality
- 5689
- Productivity
- 5895
- Customizability
- 5996
- Portability
- 6773
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron C0 HE
6 owner reviews
“The layout is more comfortable than the razor. The pad isn't very soft and it would be nice if it had a tilt adjustment. I like that it includes shine through keycaps unlike their backlit keyboards. I'm happy I bought it.”
Keychron K8 Pro
52 owner reviews
“Straight out the box everything working, changed keys over from apple to windows no trouble, very impressed with the build quality. would 100% buy again!”
Keychron C0 HE vs K8 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
20 of 26 specs differ
Keychron C0 HE
Keychron K8 Pro
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron C0 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K8 Pro
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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