Keychron Q16 HE vs Lemokey P1
Get the Keychron Q16 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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4.5 (6)4.5 · 6 reviews
from$199at Keychron
5.0 (10)5.0 · 10 reviews
from$104at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q16 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Keychron Lemokey P1
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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 Q16 HE
Keychron Lemokey P1
Layout size
65%
75%
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
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Ceramic, Metal, Wood
Aluminum
- Keychron Q16 HE
- Keychron Lemokey P1
- Performance
- 9481
- Build quality
- 8788
- Productivity
- 8497
- Customizability
- 9196
- Portability
- 8781
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q16 HE
6 owner reviews
“This keyboard types like a dream. The only reason I'm giving it 4 Stars is due to the fact that it is ceramic coated and not true ceramic.”
Keychron Lemokey P1
10 owner reviews
“Love the keyboard, i got the red switches, i also got a silicon palm rest, feels super nice, super high quality, super heavy. No complaints It looks great with any setup, my friends were shocked when they found out the price.”
Keychron Q16 HE vs Lemokey P1 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 28 specs differ
Keychron Q16 HE
Keychron Lemokey P1
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 Q16 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Lemokey P1
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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