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Epomaker TH80 V2 vs Keychron V5 Ultra

Get the Epomaker TH80 V2 for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron V5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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EPOMAKER TH80 V2

4.8 (16)

$58at Epomaker

90-day low

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Epomaker TH80 V2

Battery

Build quality in the top 50% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Keychron V5 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 15% 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.

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.

Epomaker TH80 V2

Keychron V5 Ultra

  • Layout size

    80%

    96%

  • Battery

    8,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Linear, Silent

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Epomaker TH80 V2
  • Keychron V5 Ultra
Performance
66
91
Build quality
62
83
Productivity
83
98
Customizability
66
94
Portability
85
56

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Plate material: Polycarbonate
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Epomaker TH80 V2

4.8

16 owner reviews

Praise
“Such an amazing keyboard, very silent, perfect for office. Incredible construction, good typing quality, and the rgb is very bright for those who enjoy.”
Igor L.Verified buyer· via Epomaker
Critique
“It's a nice and solid keyboard and the typing experience is good. Except my device has issues with registering some keytrokes sometimes double. This created annoying typos and the source of this problem is still unclear. After contacting epomaker about it…”
JJAVerified buyer· via Epomaker

Keychron V5 Ultra

4.5

2 owner reviews

Praise
“I gave it four stars for build quality, but knocked one for the massive height of this thing. I sent it back. It had great feel to it, but again, it was just way too tall. Noise level was a bit on the mid level, not bad. In the end I ended up with a 60…”
jungmen· via Keychron

Full specs

Epomaker TH80 V2 vs Keychron V5 Ultra specs

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

13 of 27 specs differ

Epomaker TH80 V2

Keychron V5 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Silent
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

8,000 mAhBetter
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

900 g
983 g

Dimensions

44 x 323 x 141 mm
30 x 392 x 149 mm

Typing angle

—
4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

Where to buy

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For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Epomaker TH80 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V5 Ultra

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