Keychron K8 Pro vs Skyloong GK87Pro
Get the Skyloong GK87Pro for the 7,200 mAh battery.
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4.9 (52)4.9 · 52 reviews
from$89at Keychron
3.1 (8)3.1 · 8 reviews
from$99at Mechkeys
Which one should you get?
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.
Get the
Skyloong GK87Pro
Battery
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 Pro
Skyloong GK87Pro
Layout size
80%
87%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
7,200 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Spacebar
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum
- Keychron K8 Pro
- Skyloong GK87Pro
- Performance
- 8160
- Build quality
- 8971
- Productivity
- 9582
- Customizability
- 9682
- Portability
- 7362
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
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!”
Skyloong GK87Pro
8 owner reviews
“Many functions, infinite customisaton, both the software and the hardware. Switches are good, consistent and most imoortantly they THOCC ♥️”
“They didn't ship my order and even force me to cancellation. Some out of stock bs”
Keychron K8 Pro vs Skyloong GK87Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 26 specs differ
Keychron K8 Pro
Skyloong GK87Pro
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K8 Pro
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Skyloong GK87Pro
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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