Keychron K8 HE vs Q0 HE
Get the Keychron K8 HE for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$129at MK
4.3 (6)4.3 · 6 reviews
from$139at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K8 HE
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q0 HE
Build quality in the top 5% of Numpad boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
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 K8 HE
Keychron Q0 HE
Layout size
80%
Numpad
Connection
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
1,800 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Aluminum, Copper
Mount style
Tray Mount
Gasket Mount
- Keychron K8 HE
- Keychron Q0 HE
- Performance
- 9291
- Build quality
- 8790
- Productivity
- 9494
- Customizability
- 8992
- Portability
- 7687
- Hall effect (magnetic)
- Rapid trigger
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
- QMK
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K8 HE
6 owner reviews
“Order arrived quickly with no damage to the packaging. Has a very premium feel and overall excellent piece of hardware.”
Keychron Q0 HE
6 owner reviews
“Hasn’t even arrived yet and I already know it’s going to be excellent! Have the Concrete Magnetic KB and the magnetic gaming pad and they’re such a delight to use, I figured I would just go ahead and give this a 5 star already save some time. Keychron had…”
“Kind of difficult to review this unit, both because it’s a Keychron and I love their products, and because this is a quite good product. If you are really reach, this is easily a 4 star product. But at this price I think it is a two. So I landed at 3.”
Keychron K8 HE vs Q0 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 28 specs differ
Keychron K8 HE
Keychron Q0 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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 K8 HE
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Q0 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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