Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Keychron Q5 Pro
Get the Focus Lab CTRL87 for the 8,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron Q5 Pro for hot-swappable.
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from$275at ktechs
5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews
from$159at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Focus Lab CTRL87
Battery
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron Q5 Pro
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $200.
- 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.
Focus Lab CTRL87
Keychron Q5 Pro
Layout size
87%
96%
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
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Focus Lab CTRL87
- Keychron Q5 Pro
- Performance
- 8182
- Build quality
- 5788
- Productivity
- 5797
- Customizability
- 5296
- Portability
- 5856
- Case material: Aluminum
- Sound dampening
Focus Lab CTRL87 vs Keychron Q5 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
20 of 26 specs differ
Focus Lab CTRL87
Keychron Q5 Pro
Switch options
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.
Focus Lab CTRL87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron Q5 Pro
Keychron
ISO
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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