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Ajazz AK871 vs Keychron Q5

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Ajazz AK871

No reviews

from$59at Mechkeys

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Keychron Q5

4.8 · 17 reviews

from$119at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Ajazz AK871

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$59 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron Q5

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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.

$119 at Keychron

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 AK871

Keychron Q5

Layout size
80%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Switch options
Clicky, Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Ajazz AK871
Keychron Q5

Performance: 39
72
Build quality: 39
89
Productivity: 50
97
Customizability: 48
98
Portability: 67
46

What they share

Hot-swappable

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Ajazz AK871 vs Keychron Q5 specs

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

17 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Ajazz AK871

Keychron Q5

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Steel

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

970 g

2,310 g

Dimensions

41 x 153 x 362 mm

20 x 145 x 390 mm

Typing angle

—

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Ajazz AK871

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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