Keychron K8 HE vs Logitech G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL

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K8 HE compared with G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL

	KeychronK8 HE	LogitechG515 LIGHTSPEED TKL
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	June 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Tenkeyless	Tenkeyless
Switches
Switches	Magnetic (Hall effect)	Low-profile mechanical
Key travel
Key travel	–	3.2 mm
Backlight
Backlight	RGB	RGB
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac, Windows and more	Windows
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	–
Switches
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	Low-profile GL mechanical switches, factory-lubed; Tactile (45 ± 10 gf) or Linear (43 ± 10 gf); 1.3 ± 0.3 mm actuation
Key travel
Key travel	–	3.2 ± 0.25 mm total travel
Keycaps
Keycaps	Cherry-profile double-shot PBT, shine-through (Standard Version); OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through (Special Edition)	Low-profile double-shot PBT
Layouts
Layouts	80% TKL; ANSI (keychron.com); a Japanese JIS version is also sold	English UK, English International, Czech/Slovak, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish and Swiss (UK store)
Backlight
Backlight	North-facing RGB LEDs	LIGHTSYNC RGB, about 16.8 million colours
Special keys
Special keys	Rapid Trigger; four-in-one Dynamic Keystrokes; Last Keystroke Prioritization and Snap Click; N-key rollover wireless and wired	KEYCONTROL with G SHIFT layers (up to 15 functions per key); indicator lights for LIGHTSPEED, Bluetooth, Game Mode, battery and Caps Lock
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	–
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 110 hours	Up to 36 hours
Receiver
Receiver	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	LIGHTSPEED USB-A receiver (1 ms report rate) with 2:1 pairing for a compatible Logitech G mouse; Bluetooth; USB-C wired with the included 1.8 m USB-A to USB-C cable
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 110 hours (Keychron's lab tests; Keychron doesn't say with what backlight setting)	1,500 mAh rechargeable battery, not user-replaceable; up to 36 hours of continuous play (Logitech doesn't say at what lighting level)
Charging
Charging	–	USB-C, with the included 1.8 m USB-A to USB-C charging and data cable
Works with
Works with	Windows, macOS and Linux	–
Software
Software	QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for actuation, Rapid Trigger, key remapping and lighting	Logitech G HUB
Design
Weight
Weight	1185 g	880 g (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	359.2 × 129.2 × 41 mm	354.75 × 146 × 22.14 mm
Size
Size	359.2 × 129.2 mm, about 1,185 g (Standard Version); 363.2 × 129.2 mm, about 1,162 g (Special Edition); 34.3 mm high at the front and 41.0 mm at the back with keycaps; typing angles of 5°, 9.34° and 12.43°	354.75 × 146 × 22.14 mm; 880 g
Materials
Materials	Aluminium body (aluminium and wood on the Special Edition); ABS bottom case; aluminium plate; screw-in PCB stabilisers	Layered sound-dampening construction
Colours
Colours	Black (Standard Version); Black or White with wood sides (Special Edition)	Black, White (Black only on the UK store)
In the box
In the box	–	Keyboard, LIGHTSPEED USB receiver, USB-A to USB-C charging and data cable, documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty