Keychron Q5 Pro vs Royal Kludge S104
Get the Royal Kludge S104 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews
from$159at Keychron
No reviews
from$99at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q5 Pro
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.
Get the
Royal Kludge S104
Battery
Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $100.
- 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 Q5 Pro
Royal Kludge S104
Layout size
96%
100%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
- Keychron Q5 Pro
- Royal Kludge S104
- Performance
- 8266
- Build quality
- 8863
- Productivity
- 9783
- Customizability
- 9674
- Portability
- 5663
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: ABS, PBT
Keychron Q5 Pro vs Royal Kludge S104 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 26 specs differ
Keychron Q5 Pro
Royal Kludge S104
Switch options
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 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
Royal Kludge S104
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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