Keychron Q2 vs Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Get the Keychron Q2 for hot-swappable. Get the Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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4.8 (241)4.8 · 241 reviews
from$59at Keychron
5.0 (18)5.0 · 18 reviews
from$65at MonacoKeys
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q2
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 65% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
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 Q2
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Magnetic
- Keychron Q2
- Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
- Performance
- 6591
- Build quality
- 9065
- Productivity
- 9548
- Customizability
- 9844
- Portability
- 7059
- Layout size: 65%
- Connection: Wired
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q2
241 owner reviews
“The Q2 is waaaaay underrated. Tempest mod, lubed durock v2 stabs, tecsee PME or HPE housing long pole tactile switches and you have yourself a killer board.”
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
18 owner reviews
“Very high quality, nice keyboard. Packaging is superb. Only the keycaps feel like they could be a little higher quality. But i'm going to get different anyways.”
Keychron Q2 vs Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
20 of 27 specs differ
Keychron Q2
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
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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 Q2
- Go to Input Gear
Input Gear
ISO-FR
In stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Qwertykeys Neo65 Sonic HE
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE.
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