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Keychron K3 HE vs Neo Neo65

Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Neo Neo65 for the 4,400 mAh battery.

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Hall effect

Keychron K3 HE

5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews

from$119at Keychron

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Battery

Neo Neo65

No reviews

from$200at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K3 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No numpad.

$119 at Keychron

Get the

Neo Neo65

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Missing ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$200 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.

Keychron K3 HE

Neo Neo65

Layout size
75%
65%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
2,600 mAh
4,400 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K3 HE
Neo Neo65

Performance: 92
83
Build quality: 86
94
Productivity: 89
83
Customizability: 89
90
Portability: 82
86

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron K3 HE vs Neo Neo65 specs

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

18 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K3 HE

Neo Neo65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

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Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, JIS

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

LED

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

4,000 HzBetter

Battery

2,600 mAh

4,400 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Wood

Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

Aluminum

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

580 g

400 g

Dimensions

25 x 319 x 126 mm

40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

2°

8°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron K3 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

Neo Neo65

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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