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Keychron K5 Pro vs Apos NPKC RO75

Get the Apos NPKC RO75 for the 6,000 mAh battery and the 4,000 Hz polling rate.

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Keychron K5 Pro

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$135at Keychron (DE)

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Apos NPKC RO75

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from$90at Apos

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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

Apos NPKC RO75

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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

$90 at Apos

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

Apos NPKC RO75

Layout size
100%
75%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,000 mAh
6,000 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
Apos NPKC RO75

Performance: 79
86
Build quality: 78
82
Productivity: 82
89
Customizability: 89
82
Portability: 55
91

What they share

Hot-swappable
VIA
Keycaps: ABS, PBT

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Full specs

Keychron K5 Pro vs Apos NPKC RO75 specs

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

18 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K5 Pro

Apos NPKC RO75

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

75%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

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

6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

—

FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

720 g

1,680 g

Dimensions

18 x 120 x 435 mm

35 x 312 x 135 mm

Typing angle

3°

15°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2025

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

Apos NPKC RO75

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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