Keychron Q5 Max vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
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Which one should you get?
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.
Get the
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Rapid trigger
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 96% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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.
Keychron Q5 Max
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Aluminum
Metal, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear
Mount style
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Display
None
LED
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron Q5 Max
- REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
- Performance
- 8163
- Build quality
- 9157
- Productivity
- 9769
- Customizability
- 9874
- Portability
- 5552
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- Knob
- Sound dampening
Keychron Q5 Max vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 28 specs differ
Keychron Q5 Max
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Switch options
Rapid trigger
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.
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
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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