Akko 5098B vs Royal Kludge S98
Get the Akko 5098B for the 8,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge S98 for sound dampening and usb passthrough.
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Which one should you get?
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Royal Kludge S98
Sound dampening
Build quality in the top 35% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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
Royal Kludge S98
Battery
8,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Weight
1,020 g
1,879 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
Sound dampening
No
Yes
Keycaps
PBT
ABS, PBT
USB passthrough
No
Yes
- Akko 5098B
- Royal Kludge S98
- Performance
- 7865
- Build quality
- 6672
- Productivity
- 7482
- Customizability
- 7672
- Portability
- 6853
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Display: TFT
Akko 5098B vs Royal Kludge S98 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 21 specs differ
Akko 5098B
Royal Kludge S98
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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