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Keychron B5 Pro vs Q6 HE

Get the Keychron Q6 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Keychron B5 Pro

No reviews

from$39at Keychron

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Hall effect

Keychron Q6 HE

4.5 (21)4.5 · 21 reviews

from$229at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron B5 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$39 at Keychron

Get the

Keychron Q6 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 100% 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.

$229 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.

Keychron B5 Pro

Keychron Q6 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
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
1,200 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron B5 Pro
Keychron Q6 HE

Performance: 51
100
Build quality: 43
88
Productivity: 70
97
Customizability: 48
95
Portability: 52
54

What they share

Layout size: 100%

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron B5 Pro vs Q6 HE specs

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

21 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron B5 Pro

Keychron Q6 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

1,200 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Aluminum, Metal

Plate material

—

Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

623 g

2,268 g

Dimensions

10 x 438 x 121 mm

31 x 446 x 137 mm

Typing angle

3°

5°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron B5 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron Q6 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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Keychron B5 Pro3 stores