Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron K5 Ultra
Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for the 7,500 mAh battery.
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from$89at Royal Kludge
5.0 · 4 reviews
from$114at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Keychron K5 Ultra
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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.
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Keychron K5 Ultra
Layout size
65%
100%
Battery
7,500 mAh
2,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Ergonomics
Alice
Standard
Switch options
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Royal Kludge A72 Alice
- Keychron K5 Ultra
- Performance
- 5991
- Build quality
- 6375
- Productivity
- 8393
- Customizability
- 7389
- Portability
- 9456
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 26 specs differ
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Keychron K5 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K5 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT
In stockDoes not ship to you
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