Keychron Q0 HE vs Q5 Pro
Get the Keychron Q0 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Keychron Q5 Pro for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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4.3 (6)4.3 · 6 reviews
from$139at Keychron
5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews
from$159at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q0 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of Numpad boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
Get the
Keychron Q5 Pro
Battery
Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $200.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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 Q0 HE
Keychron Q5 Pro
Layout size
Numpad
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
1,800 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
- Keychron Q0 HE
- Keychron Q5 Pro
- Performance
- 9182
- Build quality
- 9088
- Productivity
- 9497
- Customizability
- 9296
- Portability
- 8756
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Knob
- QMK
- VIA
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q0 HE
6 owner reviews
“Hasn’t even arrived yet and I already know it’s going to be excellent! Have the Concrete Magnetic KB and the magnetic gaming pad and they’re such a delight to use, I figured I would just go ahead and give this a 5 star already save some time. Keychron had…”
“Kind of difficult to review this unit, both because it’s a Keychron and I love their products, and because this is a quite good product. If you are really reach, this is easily a 4 star product. But at this price I think it is a two. So I landed at 3.”
Keychron Q5 Pro
3 owner reviews
“"This keyboard is heavier than a gaming laptop, which makes it sturdy and stable. Typing on it feels smooth and effortless, especially with the red switches, which I'm very satisfied with. The delivery time to Thailand was surprisingly quick."”
Keychron Q0 HE vs Q5 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 28 specs differ
Keychron Q0 HE
Keychron Q5 Pro
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron Q0 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron Q5 Pro
Keychron
ISO
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
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