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Keychron K8 V2 vs Neo Neo65

Get the Neo Neo65 for the 4,400 mAh battery and the 4,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K8 V2

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$89 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-UK, ISO-Nordic. 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 K8 V2

Neo Neo65

  • Layout size

    80%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    4,400 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    4,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Aluminum, Brass, Copper

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 V2
  • Neo Neo65
Performance
82
83
Build quality
81
94
Productivity
89
83
Customizability
89
90
Portability
73
86

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K8 V2 vs Neo Neo65 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K8 V2

Neo Neo65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
4,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,400 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT, PC
—

Weight

800 g
400 g

Dimensions

22 x 354 x 124 mm
40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

11°, 4°
8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K8 V2

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    In stockShips to you

Neo Neo65

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

Where to buy

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