Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron K4 HE
Get the Royal Kludge A72 Alice for the 7,500 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K4 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$89at Royal Kludge
4.9 (8)4.9 · 8 reviews
from$118at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
Get the
Keychron K4 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- 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.
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Keychron K4 HE
Layout size
65%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
7,500 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
- Royal Kludge A72 Alice
- Keychron K4 HE
- Performance
- 5892
- Build quality
- 6287
- Productivity
- 8394
- Customizability
- 7389
- Portability
- 9456
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge A72 Alice vs Keychron K4 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 29 specs differ
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
Keychron K4 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
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
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Royal Kludge A72 Alice
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K4 HE
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
In stockDoes not ship to you
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