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Keychron K5 Pro vs Neo Neo65

Get the Neo Neo65 for the 4,400 mAh battery and the 4,000 Hz polling rate.

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Keychron K5 Pro

4.8 · 8 reviews

from$135at Keychron (DE)

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Battery

Neo Neo65

No reviews

from$200at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K5 Pro

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.

$135 at Keychron (DE)

Get the

Neo Neo65

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$200 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 K5 Pro

Neo Neo65

Layout size
100%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,000 mAh
4,400 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
4,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K5 Pro
Neo Neo65

Performance: 80
83
Build quality: 79
94
Productivity: 81
83
Customizability: 89
90
Portability: 56
86

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA

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Full specs

Keychron K5 Pro vs Neo Neo65 specs

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

17 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K5 Pro

Neo Neo65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray 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-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

4,000 HzBetter

Battery

2,000 mAh

4,400 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

—

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

—

Weight

720 g

400 g

Dimensions

18 x 120 x 435 mm

40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

3°

8°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2024

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

Neo Neo65

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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