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AULA F98 PRO vs Keychron K5 V2

Get the AULA F98 PRO for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 V2 for hot-swappable.

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Battery

AULA F98 PRO

No reviews

from$99at Mechkeys

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Hot-swappable

Keychron K5 V2

Keychron K5 QMK Kabellose Mechanische Tastatur (ISO Layout) - Version 2

4.5 (8)4.5 · 8 reviews

from$89at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

AULA F98 PRO

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 98% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$99 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron K5 V2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

$89 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.

AULA F98 PRO

Keychron K5 V2

Layout size
98%
100%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
4,000 mAh
2,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

AULA F98 PRO
Keychron K5 V2

Performance: 48
82
Build quality: 49
80
Productivity: 75
89
Customizability: 58
88
Portability: 50
54

What they share

Sound dampening

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Full specs

AULA F98 PRO vs Keychron K5 V2 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Spec

AULA F98 PRO

Keychron K5 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

PCB Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

98%

100%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LCD

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter

2,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

ABS, Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS

Weight

—

732 g

Dimensions

—

25 x 424 x 119 mm

Typing angle

—

3°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, north-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.

AULA F98 PRO

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K5 V2

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
MonacoKeys
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you

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