Akko 5098B vs Skyloong GK980
Get the Akko 5098B for the 8,000 mAh battery.
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No reviews
from$115at WhatGeek
4.2 (9)4.2 · 9 reviews
from$69at Skyloong
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
Skyloong GK980
Build quality in the top 10% of 98% boards under $100.
- 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.
Akko 5098B
Skyloong GK980
Layout size
96%
98%
Battery
8,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Spacebar
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum
Display
TFT
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Akko 5098B
- Skyloong GK980
- Performance
- 7878
- Build quality
- 6676
- Productivity
- 7482
- Customizability
- 7677
- Portability
- 6853
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
Akko 5098B vs Skyloong GK980 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 21 specs differ
Akko 5098B
Skyloong GK980
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
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.
Skyloong GK980
Skyloong
ISO
In stockShips to you
WhatGeek
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
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