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Keychron V6 Ultra vs PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Get the Keychron V6 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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polling rate

Keychron V6 Ultra

5.0 (7)5.0 · 7 reviews

from$119at MK

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Battery

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Smurve80 Lume Edition R2 – Gebogene mechanische 80% Tastatur

No reviews

from$119at MonacoKeys

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron V6 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$119 at MK

Get the

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Battery

Build quality in the top 25% of 80% 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.
No numpad.

$119 at MonacoKeys

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 V6 Ultra

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Layout size
100%
80%
Connection
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Metal, Plastic
ABS

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron V6 Ultra
PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Performance: 89
78
Build quality: 77
69
Productivity: 91
73
Customizability: 78
79
Portability: 56
87

What they share

Hot-swappable
Mount style: Gasket Mount

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V6 Ultra vs PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2 specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron V6 Ultra

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

80%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LED

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Metal, Plastic

ABS

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

PBT, PC

Weight

1,130 g

1,384 g

Dimensions

31 x 448 x 149 mm

38 x 387 x 179 mm

Typing angle

4°

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Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V6 Ultra

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

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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