Head to head · Prices checked Nov 9, 2026

Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron Q5 HE

Get the Keychron Q5 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Gray Studio Space80

[In Stock] Space80: Apollo’s Cyber Armor keyboard kit By Gray Studio

No reviews

from$399at zFrontier

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Hall effect

Keychron Q5 HE

5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews

from$212at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Gray Studio Space80

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$399 at zFrontier

Get the

Keychron Q5 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

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.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$212 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.

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron Q5 HE

Layout size
80%
96%
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
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Gray Studio Space80
Keychron Q5 HE

Performance: 53
100
Build quality: 80
89
Productivity: 71
97
Customizability: 76
95
Portability: 51
55

What they share

Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
QMK
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron Q5 HE specs

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

16 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron Q5 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

—

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

Battery

—

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Aluminum

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

—

2,301 g

Dimensions

25 x 369 mm

32 x 408 x 145 mm

Typing angle

7°

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Gray Studio Space80

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

Where to buy

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