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Keychron V5 vs Neo Neo65

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Keychron V5

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$74at MK

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Neo Neo65

No reviews

from$200at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron V5

polling rate

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

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.

$74 at MK

Get the

Neo Neo65

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$200 at MK

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 V5

Neo Neo65

Layout size
96%
65%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
4,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Plastic
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron V5
Neo Neo65

Performance: 91
83
Build quality: 89
94
Productivity: 98
83
Customizability: 98
90
Portability: 45
86

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V5 vs Neo Neo65 specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron V5

Neo Neo65

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

4,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,400 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

—

Weight

1,170 g

400 g

Dimensions

19 x 142 x 389 mm

40 x 320 x 120 mm

Typing angle

4°

8°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2022

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Neo Neo65

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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