Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Ajazz AC100 vs Keychron Q5 HE

Get the Ajazz AC100 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q5 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Battery

Ajazz AC100

No reviews

from$89at Mechkeys

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Hall effect

Keychron Q5 HE

5.0 · 2 reviews

from$212at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ajazz AC100

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% boards under $100.

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.

$89 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron Q5 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$212 at MK

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.

Ajazz AC100

Keychron Q5 HE

Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ajazz AC100
Keychron Q5 HE

Performance: 58
100
Build quality: 60
89
Productivity: 65
97
Customizability: 65
96
Portability: 62
55

What they share

Layout size: 96%
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
Keycaps: PBT

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ajazz AC100 vs Keychron Q5 HE specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Ajazz AC100

Keychron Q5 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

TFT

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

FR4, Plastic

Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

2,100 g

2,301 g

Dimensions

20 x 145 x 410 mm

32 x 408 x 145 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ajazz AC100

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q5 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH
In stockDoes not ship to you

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