Keychron K3 HE vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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4.4 · 8 reviews
from$119at Keychron
3.0 · 4 reviews
from$145at Divinikey
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K3 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.
- 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.
Get the
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 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 K3 HE
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Layout size
75%
80%
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
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
- Keychron K3 HE
- Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
- Performance
- 9268
- Build quality
- 8689
- Productivity
- 8884
- Customizability
- 8984
- Portability
- 8287
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K3 HE
8 owner reviews
“I am happy with this keyboard! I needed some time to adjust my typing habits, but so far so good.”
“please add a custom firmware file in your as the app can not recognize the keyboard and apparently doesn't have a correct firmware. the reset buttons do not work as well”
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
4 owner reviews
“I ordered a keyboard set and keycaps from divinikey the 2 sets go out of stock almost everytime so I decided to go with Divinikey and they game me a time frame of up to12 weeks which was perfectly fine and the package came in after 6-7 weeks I was super happy…”
“I'm not sure why the QK80 is getting the reviews it's getting. Let's go down the list of the brand new QK80 I have and what I'm regretting getting it: 1) The screen worked for all of five seconds before going blank. Nothing I do brings it back 2) You can't…”
Keychron K3 HE vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
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.
Keychron K3 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
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