Keychron Q1 vs Z5 Ultra
Get the Keychron Q1 for hot-swappable and knob. Get the Keychron Z5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q1
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keychron Z5 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 10% of 75% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 Q1
Keychron Z5 Ultra
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
Yes
No
Display
None
LED
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron Q1
- Keychron Z5 Ultra
- Performance
- 7248
- Build quality
- 8944
- Productivity
- 9746
- Customizability
- 9845
- Portability
- 6558
- Layout size: 75%
Keychron Q1 vs Z5 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 25 specs differ
Keychron Q1
Keychron Z5 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron Q1
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron Z5 Ultra
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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