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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron K5 Ultra vs Hexgears Venture

Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Hexgears Venture for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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 Ultra

Hexgears Venture

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

  • Battery

    2,600 mAh

    4,000 mAh

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

  • Case material

    ABS, Metal, Wood

    Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K5 Ultra
  • Hexgears Venture
Performance
91
73
Build quality
75
53
Productivity
93
49
Customizability
89
47
Portability
56
49

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Low profile
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron K5 Ultra

5.0

4 owner reviews

Praise
“This keyboard is exactly what I was looking for. Low profile, great switches, not uber gamery. Very happy so far, hopefully it keeps working for a long time.”
StephenVerified buyer· via Keychron

Hexgears Venture

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron K5 Ultra vs Hexgears Venture specs

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

14 of 24 specs differ

Keychron K5 Ultra

Hexgears Venture

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

2,600 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Metal, Wood
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

566 g
710 g

Dimensions

—
25 x 432 x 140 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2023

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $114Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $145Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • AmazonGlobal

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    ~$109Visit
  • AposUS

    Out of stock
    $109Visit

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