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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

LUMINKEY Nova Kine vs Qwertykeys Neo65

Get the LUMINKEY Nova Kine for the 3,000 mAh battery. Get the Qwertykeys Neo65 for sound dampening.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

Battery

Build quality in the top 50% of Numpad boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

Get the

Qwertykeys Neo65

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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.

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

Qwertykeys Neo65

  • Layout size

    Numpad

    65%

  • Battery

    3,000 mAh

    2,200 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Brass, Copper

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    PCB Mount

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • LUMINKEY Nova Kine
  • Qwertykeys Neo65
Performance
46
57
Build quality
70
87
Productivity
54
63
Customizability
56
68
Portability
85
85

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

LUMINKEY Nova Kine vs Qwertykeys Neo65 specs

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

8 of 21 specs differ

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

Qwertykeys Neo65

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
PCB Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

Numpad
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,000 mAhBetter
2,200 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

—
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

—
2,500 g

Dimensions

—
19 x 292 x 109 mm

Typing angle

—
8°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Qwertykeys Neo65

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

Where to buy

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