Keychron V4 vs V5 Ultra
Get the Keychron V5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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5.0 (14)5.0 · 14 reviews
from$39at Keychron
4.5 (2)4.5 · 2 reviews
from$119at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V4
Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $50.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Missing ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron V5 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 15% of 96% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Missing ISO-DE. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- 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 V4
Keychron V5 Ultra
Layout size
60%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Plastic
ABS, Metal, Plastic
Mount style
Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount
- Keychron V4
- Keychron V5 Ultra
- Performance
- 6891
- Build quality
- 8783
- Productivity
- 9598
- Customizability
- 9894
- Portability
- 7556
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Knob
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron V4
14 owner reviews
“Definitely the best 80 dollar keyboard out right now. Very well lubed and stabbed are tooned well. Unfortunately can't get via to work (VIA isn't accepting the json file)”
Keychron V5 Ultra
2 owner reviews
“I gave it four stars for build quality, but knocked one for the massive height of this thing. I sent it back. It had great feel to it, but again, it was just way too tall. Noise level was a bit on the mid level, not bad. In the end I ended up with a 60…”
Keychron V4 vs V5 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Keychron V4
Keychron V5 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
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron V4
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
- Go to Input Gear
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron V5 Ultra
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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