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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron K1 Pro vs Royal Kludge M87

Get the Royal Kludge M87 for the 7,500 mAh battery.

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 K1 Pro

Royal Kludge M87

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Battery

    2,000 mAh

    7,500 mAh

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K1 Pro
  • Royal Kludge M87
Performance
81
66
Build quality
80
69
Productivity
80
83
Customizability
88
78
Portability
73
85

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Hot-swappable
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From real owners

What owners say

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

Keychron K1 Pro

5.0

5 owner reviews

Praise
“I realy like this keyboard. I feel is harder to make typos compared to the K3 v2. I decided to go with the K1 Pro instead of the K3 Pro and it's going to to take time to adjust to the new layout, but the feeling and shape of the keys is definitely better.”
OSCAR A.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Royal Kludge M87

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron K1 Pro vs Royal Kludge M87 specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K1 Pro

Royal Kludge M87

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

2,000 mAh
7,500 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

580 g
840 g

Dimensions

8 x 346 x 119 mm
41 x 157 x 41 mm

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2024

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
    $67Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $111Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $89Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

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