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Keychron K5 Pro vs Mistel Air One

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K5 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

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.

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Mistel Air One

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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 Pro

Mistel Air One

  • Layout size

    100%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    ABS, Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K5 Pro
  • Mistel Air One
Performance
80
68
Build quality
79
59
Productivity
82
63
Customizability
89
56
Portability
55
70

What they share

  • Low profile
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K5 Pro vs Mistel Air One specs

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

14 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K5 Pro

Mistel Air One

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
65%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS

Weight

720 g
295 g

Dimensions

18 x 120 x 435 mm
13 x 100 x 308 mm

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K5 Pro

  • Keychron

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

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Mistel Air One

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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