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Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron Q5 HE

Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for the 7,500 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q5 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Keychron Q5 HE

  • Layout size

    65%

    96%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    4,000 mAh

  • Ergonomics

    Alice

    Standard

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 Alice
  • Keychron Q5 HE
Performance
59
100
Build quality
63
89
Productivity
83
97
Customizability
73
96
Portability
94
55

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron Q5 HE

5.0

2 owner reviews

Praise
“This keyboard is so unbelievably premium. I was extremely hesitant at first to buy a keyboard in this price range but I guarantee you, you can absolutely tell that you are using an expensive, premium, top of the line product. Definitely recommend.”
AdamVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron Q5 HE specs

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

17 of 29 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 Alice

Keychron Q5 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

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

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

—
8,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,350 g
2,301 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
32 x 408 x 145 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $89Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • MKUS

    In stock
    $212Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $239Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $285Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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