Ajazz AK820 Pro vs Keychron Q5 Max
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4.6 (256)4.6 · 256 reviews
from$55at Epomaker
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5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews
from$219at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ajazz AK820 Pro
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $100.
- 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.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron Q5 Max
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $300.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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 AK820 Pro
Keychron Q5 Max
Layout size
75%
96%
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Display
TFT
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Ajazz AK820 Pro
- Keychron Q5 Max
- Performance
- 6181
- Build quality
- 6691
- Productivity
- 8297
- Customizability
- 7298
- Portability
- 7955
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Plate material: Polycarbonate
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Ajazz AK820 Pro
256 owner reviews
“It's a nice keyboard, has a nice sound when typing. I like the dedicated volume know and it's easy to load gifs onto the little screen using the ajazz software”
“So recently i started to notice my w key stop completely and have to press again and again for the input, please can you assist me in this matter”
Keychron Q5 Max
4 owner reviews
“I don't like writing reviews but I do like reading them lol. What I am trying to say is that don't sleep in this keyboard. I even liked it more than my Lemokey L3. I got the one with the side printed keys and banana switches. This is my 3rd keychron keyboard.”
Ajazz AK820 Pro vs Keychron Q5 Max specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Ajazz AK820 Pro
Keychron Q5 Max
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ajazz AK820 Pro
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron Q5 Max
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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