Akko 5098B vs Keychron K8 Pro
Get the Akko 5098B for the 8,000 mAh battery and knob.
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from$115at WhatGeek
4.9 (52)4.9 · 52 reviews
from$74at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Akko 5098B
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Keychron K8 Pro
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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.
Akko 5098B
Keychron K8 Pro
Layout size
96%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Knob
Yes
No
- Akko 5098B
- Keychron K8 Pro
- Performance
- 7881
- Build quality
- 6689
- Productivity
- 7495
- Customizability
- 7696
- Portability
- 6873
- Hot-swappable
Akko 5098B vs Keychron K8 Pro specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 26 specs differ
Akko 5098B
Keychron K8 Pro
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
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Akko 5098B
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K8 Pro
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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