Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Chilkey ND vs Keychron K4 Pro

Get the Chilkey ND for hall effect. Get the Keychron K4 Pro for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Hall effect

Chilkey ND

No reviews

from$115at Dangkeebs

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Battery

Keychron K4 Pro

4.7 (7)4.7 · 7 reviews

from$69at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Chilkey ND

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$115 at Dangkeebs

Get the

Keychron K4 Pro

Battery

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

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$69 at Keychron

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.

Chilkey ND

Keychron K4 Pro

Layout size
80%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
3,600 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
ABS, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Chilkey ND
Keychron K4 Pro

Performance: 85
81
Build quality: 85
84
Productivity: 89
95
Customizability: 92
96
Portability: 77
54

What they share

Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Chilkey ND vs Keychron K4 Pro specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Chilkey ND

Keychron K4 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,600 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,280 g

Dimensions

34 x 138 x 357 mm

31 x 391 x 139 mm

Typing angle

7°

3°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Chilkey ND

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K4 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-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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