Keychron Q6 Ultra vs Q65
Get the Keychron Q6 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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5.0 (9)5.0 · 9 reviews
from$203at MK
4.5 (4)4.5 · 4 reviews
from$79at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q6 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keychron Q65
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.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 65% layout. No function row and 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 Q6 Ultra
Keychron Q65
Layout size
100%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Weight
2,238 g
2,420 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Keychron Q6 Ultra
- Keychron Q65
- Performance
- 9066
- Build quality
- 8089
- Productivity
- 9395
- Customizability
- 8396
- Portability
- 5570
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: Aluminum
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Knob
- QMK
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q6 Ultra
9 owner reviews
“AMAZING!! I Love it!! It lights up, battery last about 3 - 4 weeks or so. Sounds great. Its solid which is a bonus. Best investment and back it all the way”
Keychron Q65
4 owner reviews
“awesome keyboard , and its best still i have. but, on VIA , cant remap rotary encoder. i need write add 4,8 4,9 and 0,0 on top of keymap. 4,8 vol- 4,9 vol+ and 0,0 mute add and 0\n,0 remove. to remap VIA .”
Keychron Q6 Ultra vs Q65 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 27 specs differ
Keychron Q6 Ultra
Keychron Q65
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
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 Q6 Ultra
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Q65
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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