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Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro vs PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

Sound dampening

Rules this board out

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

Get the

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

VIA

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.

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 Lemokey P1 Pro

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • Weight

    1,650 g

    1,384 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro
  • PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2
Performance
58
78
Build quality
76
69
Productivity
66
73
Customizability
62
79
Portability
50
87

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro vs PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2 specs

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

12 of 23 specs differ

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

—
80%

Layout standard

ISO, ISO-DE
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT, PC

Weight

1,650 g
1,384 g

Dimensions

—
38 x 387 x 179 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE.

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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