Keychron Q16 HE vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
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
3.0 (4)3.0 · 4 reviews
from$145at Divinikey
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.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Missing ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 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
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Layout size
65%
80%
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
Case material
Ceramic, Metal, Wood
Aluminum, Copper, Steel
Display
None
TFT
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron Q16 HE
- Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
- Performance
- 9468
- Build quality
- 8789
- Productivity
- 8484
- Customizability
- 9185
- Portability
- 8787
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
- 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.”
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
4 owner reviews
“I ordered a keyboard set and keycaps from divinikey the 2 sets go out of stock almost everytime so I decided to go with Divinikey and they game me a time frame of up to12 weeks which was perfectly fine and the package came in after 6-7 weeks I was super happy…”
“I'm not sure why the QK80 is getting the reviews it's getting. Let's go down the list of the brand new QK80 I have and what I'm regretting getting it: 1) The screen worked for all of five seconds before going blank. Nothing I do brings it back 2) You can't…”
Keychron Q16 HE vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 25 specs differ
Keychron Q16 HE
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron Q16 HE
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
- Go to MonacoKeys
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
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