AULA F99 Pro vs Keychron Q5 HE
Get the AULA F99 Pro for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron Q5 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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4.7 (41)4.7 · 41 reviews
from$68at Epomaker
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5.0 (2)5.0 · 2 reviews
from$212at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
AULA F99 Pro
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 50% of 96% 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.
Get the
Keychron Q5 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $300.
- 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.
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 F99 Pro
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
Case material
ABS
Aluminum
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
- AULA F99 Pro
- Keychron Q5 HE
- Performance
- 66100
- Build quality
- 6289
- Productivity
- 8397
- Customizability
- 6695
- Portability
- 6355
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
AULA F99 Pro
41 owner reviews
“I got the Aula F99 pro 2 of them and 2 of the Aula black mice. Most amazing keyboard and mouse. I use them with my Galaxy phone with Samsung Dex, as well my gaming pc.”
“JUNK GARBAGE TRASH. What can I say. I cant type on it and I cant use it. TOSSING IT”
Keychron Q5 HE
2 owner reviews
“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.”
AULA F99 Pro vs Keychron Q5 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 28 specs differ
AULA F99 Pro
Keychron Q5 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
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.
AULA F99 Pro
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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