Keychron K2 Max vs Keychron K6 HE

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K2 Max compared with K6 HE

	KeychronK2 Max	KeychronK6 HE
Overview
Released
Released	July 2024	May 2025
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	Mechanical	Magnetic (Hall effect)
Backlight
Backlight	RGB	RGB
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac, Windows and more	Mac, Windows and more
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Keychron Super mechanical switches (Red, Brown or Banana), rated for 50 million clicks; south-facing; hot-swappable version accepts almost all 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches	Pre-lubed Gateron Double-Rail Magnetic Nebula switches with a TMR sensor under each key; hot-swappable with Gateron double-rail magnetic switches only; actuation adjustable from 0.2 to 3.8 mm with 0.1 mm sensitivity
Keycaps
Keycaps	Double-shot PBT, OSA profile; extra keycaps for Windows and macOS	Cherry-profile double-shot PBT, shine-through (Standard Version); OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through (Special Edition)
Layouts
Layouts	84 keys (75%); ANSI (keychron.com); UK, Nordic, German and Swiss ISO (ISO Layout Collection; UK ISO on keychron.uk)	65%; ANSI (keychron.com)
Backlight
Backlight	South-facing RGB with 22 effects, adjustable hue, saturation, brightness and speed; a white-backlight version is also sold	North-facing RGB
Special keys
Special keys	12 multimedia keys; Mac/Windows system toggle that keeps a separate layout for each; N-key rollover wireless and wired	Rapid Trigger; four-in-one Dynamic Keystrokes; N-key rollover wireless and wired
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable	Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	3	3
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 190 hours	Up to 120 hours
Receiver
Receiver	2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.2 (spec table; the page text says 5.1) at 90 Hz to up to three devices; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz	2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.2 at 125 Hz to up to three devices; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; around 190 hours with the backlight off and around 100 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)	4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 120 hours (Keychron's lab tests; Keychron doesn't say with what backlight setting)
Works with
Works with	macOS, Windows and Linux	Windows, macOS and Linux
Software
Software	QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for key remapping and macros	QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for actuation, Rapid Trigger, key remapping and lighting
Design
Weight
Weight	940 g	820 g (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	311.54 × 121.54 × 41.54 mm	317.1 × 107.5 × 37.23 mm
Size
Size	311.54 × 121.54 mm (plastic frame), 940 g; 316.62 × 126.56 mm (aluminium frame), 1,080 g; height with keycaps 32.06 mm at the front, 41.54 mm at the rear; typing angles of 5°, 9° and 12°	317.1 × 107.5 mm, about 820 g (Standard Version); 319.2 × 107.6 mm, about 810 g (Special Edition); 31.39 mm high at the front and 37.23 mm at the back with keycaps (31.71 and 37.78 mm on the Special Edition); typing angles of 3.36°, 6.09° and 9.73°
Materials
Materials	ABS or ABS and aluminium frame; steel plate; IXPE, PET and EPDM foams	Aluminium body (aluminium and wood on the Special Edition); ABS bottom case; aluminium plate; plate-mounted stabilisers
Colours
Colours	Black, White (keychron.com)	Black (Standard Version); Black or White with wood sides (Special Edition)