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Keychron J14 HE vs K4 Pro

Get the Keychron J14 HE for hall effect and knob. Get the Keychron K4 Pro for sound dampening.

Keychron K4 Pro QMK/VIA Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

Sound dampening

Keychron K4 Pro

4.7 · 7 reviews

from$69at Keychron

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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.

Keychron J14 HE

Keychron K4 Pro

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Tray Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Sound dampening

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron J14 HE
  • Keychron K4 Pro
Performance
68
81
Build quality
76
84
Productivity
73
95
Customizability
81
96
Portability
50
54

What they share

  • Layout size: 96%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • QMK
  • VIA
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron J14 HE

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron K4 Pro

4.7

7 owner reviews

Praise
“I previously had a normal K4 and i love the new one, the only thing is that the stabilizers lube work is kinda bad and the space bar was very rattly but after some lube work the K4 pro retakes the perfect productivity keyboard.”
Adrian T.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron J14 HE vs K4 Pro specs

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

13 of 28 specs differ

Keychron J14 HE

Keychron K4 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Tray Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—
Steel

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

—
1,280 g

Dimensions

—
31 x 391 x 139 mm

Typing angle

—
3°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2022

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $119Visit
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    $69Visit
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  • Keychron (DE)DE

    Out of stock
    $120Visit

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