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Keychron Q5 vs Skyloong GK104 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q5

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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

Skyloong GK104 Pro

polling rate

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

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

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 Q5

Skyloong GK104 Pro

  • Layout size

    96%

    100%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Wireless

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Ergonomics

    Standard

    Split Spacebar

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q5
  • Skyloong GK104 Pro
Performance
72
71
Build quality
89
53
Productivity
97
51
Customizability
98
70
Portability
46
61

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q5 vs Skyloong GK104 Pro specs

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

19 of 26 specs differ

Keychron Q5

Skyloong GK104 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Split Spacebar

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wireless

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

2,310 g
1,850 g

Dimensions

20 x 145 x 390 mm
35 x 146 x 452 mm

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Q5

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Skyloong GK104 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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