Head to head · Prices checked Oct 29, 2026

Keychron K5 Max vs Nuphy Halo IO Series

Get the Nuphy Halo IO Series for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Keychron K5 Max

4.1 · 16 reviews

from$94at Keychron

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Battery

Nuphy Halo IO Series

No reviews

from$120at Nuphy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K5 Max

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

$94 at Keychron

Get the

Nuphy Halo IO Series

Battery

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $150.

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.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$120 at Nuphy

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 K5 Max

Nuphy Halo IO Series

Layout size
100%
65%
Battery
2,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mechanical

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K5 Max
Nuphy Halo IO Series

Performance: 81
78
Build quality: 81
78
Productivity: 89
91
Customizability: 88
79
Portability: 53
98

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K5 Max vs Nuphy Halo IO Series specs

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

18 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K5 Max

Nuphy Halo IO Series

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Mechanical

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate, POM

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

720 g

1,028 g

Dimensions

18 x 424 x 119 mm

20 x 320 x 135 mm

Typing angle

3°

12°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K5 Max

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK
In stockDoes not ship to you

Nuphy Halo IO Series

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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