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Keychron Q12 HE vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Get the Keychron Q12 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 for the 6,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Hall effect

Keychron Q12 HE

4.0 (2)4.0 · 2 reviews

from$310at Keychron (DE)

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Battery

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

No reviews

from$268at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q12 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 20% of 96% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

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.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$310 at Keychron (DE)

Get the

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$268 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 Q12 HE

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Layout size
96%
98%
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
4,000 mAh
6,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q12 HE
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Performance: 93
83
Build quality: 85
63
Productivity: 97
80
Customizability: 93
67
Portability: 55
65

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Ergonomics: Southpaw
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Keychron Q12 HE vs LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 specs

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

14 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q12 HE

LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

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Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Southpaw

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

2,201 g

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Dimensions

31 x 409 x 145 mm

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Typing angle

5°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2026

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