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Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Keychron B2 Pro

Get the Royal Kludge A72 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge A72 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Keychron B2 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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.

Royal Kludge A72 HE

Keychron B2 Pro

  • Layout size

    65%

    96%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    7,500 mAh

    800 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge A72 HE
  • Keychron B2 Pro
Performance
93
50
Build quality
60
42
Productivity
83
69
Customizability
73
46
Portability
94
51

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge A72 HE vs Keychron B2 Pro specs

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

19 of 25 specs differ

Royal Kludge A72 HE

Keychron B2 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Plate Mount
—

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

65%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, JIS

Ergonomics

Alice
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

LED
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

7,500 mAhBetter
800 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

1,350 g
585 g

Dimensions

42 x 384 x 140 mm
5 x 96 x 5 mm

Typing angle

—
3°

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Royal Kludge A72 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron B2 Pro

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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