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Keychron Q3 HE vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

Get the Keychron Q3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

Keychron Q3 HE QMK Wireless Custom Keyboard ISO Layout Collection

Hall effect

Keychron Q3 HE

5.0 · 8 reviews

from$224at MK

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Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 Keyboard

Battery

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

3.0 · 4 reviews

from$145at Divinikey

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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 Q3 HE

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Metal

    Aluminum, Copper, Steel

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q3 HE
  • Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2
Performance
100
68
Build quality
88
89
Productivity
97
84
Customizability
98
85
Portability
78
87

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron Q3 HE

5.0

8 owner reviews

Praise
“I am loving this kb, the rapid trigger is solid and the sound is surprisingly great for linear switches. Finally, I can jiggle peek correctly all the time without my kb holding me off. The keyboard looks and feels great!”
Mazbaul A.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

3.0

4 owner reviews

Praise
“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…”
Leandro M.Verified buyer· via Divinikey
Critique
“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…”
JoelVerified buyer· via Divinikey

Full specs

Keychron Q3 HE vs Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2 specs

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

16 of 29 specs differ

Keychron Q3 HE

Qwertykeys QK80 Mk2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
TFT

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum, Copper, Steel

Plate material

Aluminum
Aluminum, FR4, Plastic, POM

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,775 g
—

Dimensions

23 x 137 x 365 mm
19 x 362 x 137 mm

Typing angle

5°
7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MKUS

    In stock
    $224Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $229Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $243Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
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  • DivinikeyUS

    In stock
    $145Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $259Visit
  • MonacoKeysDE

    In stock
    $265Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$145Visit

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