Royal Kludge F99 vs Keychron R5
Get the Royal Kludge F99 for the 5,000 mAh battery and usb passthrough. Get the Keychron R5 for qmk.
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 F99
Keychron R5
Battery
5,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
Switch options
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
QMK
No
Yes
USB passthrough
Yes
No
- Royal Kludge F99
- Keychron R5
- Performance
- 6279
- Build quality
- 6063
- Productivity
- 7784
- Customizability
- 5979
- Portability
- 5454
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Royal Kludge F99 vs Keychron R5 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 23 specs differ
Royal Kludge F99
Keychron R5
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Backlight
QMK
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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