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Keychron Q3 vs Neo Neo98

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Knob

Keychron Q3

4.8 (107)4.8 · 107 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Neo Neo98

No reviews

from$129at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q3

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$59 at Keychron

Get the

Neo Neo98

Build quality in the top 25% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$129 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 Q3

Neo Neo98

Layout size
80%
98%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount, Top Mount
Knob
Yes
No
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q3
Neo Neo98

Performance: 71
68
Build quality: 91
72
Productivity: 98
76
Customizability: 98
56
Portability: 57
65

What they share

Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Sound dampening
Keycaps: ABS, PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q3 vs Neo Neo98 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q3

Neo Neo98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

98%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

Wired only

8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Steel

Aluminum, Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

2,000 g

—

Dimensions

20 x 137 x 365 mm

—

Typing angle

5°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Yes, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2022

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Q3

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Neo Neo98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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