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Varmilo Minilo75 Pro vs PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

Build quality in the top 30% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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

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.

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.

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Plastic

    ABS

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile

    Linear, Silent, Tactile

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Varmilo Minilo75 Pro
  • PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2
Performance
80
78
Build quality
75
69
Productivity
89
73
Customizability
86
79
Portability
82
87

What they share

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

Full specs

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro vs PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2 specs

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

13 of 24 specs differ

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-BEL, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-DK, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-HU, ISO-IS, ISO-IT, ISO-NO, ISO-PT, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
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

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic
ABS

Plate material

Steel
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT, PC

Weight

850 g
1,384 g

Dimensions

37 x 388 x 140 mm
38 x 387 x 179 mm

Typing angle

8°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Varmilo Minilo75 Pro

  • Varmilo

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

PlayKeyboard Smurve80 R2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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