Keychron K10 Ultra vs K4 HE
Get the Keychron K10 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Keychron K4 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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3.0 · 2 reviews
from$114at MK
4.2 · 10 reviews
from$118at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K10 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron K4 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- 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.
Keychron K10 Ultra
Keychron K4 HE
Layout size
100%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- Keychron K10 Ultra
- Keychron K4 HE
- Performance
- 9092
- Build quality
- 8387
- Productivity
- 9494
- Customizability
- 9189
- Portability
- 5656
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K10 Ultra
2 owner reviews
“Keychron has never let me down. I have paid a lot more for other keyboards from other manufacturers and received a lot less. I will never look elsewhere again”
“I see why it was discounted. Fresh out of the box, it would not connect to my PC, which is literally 3 feet away. The 2.4G connection is extremely buggy, and I’ve had constant disconnects DAILY. On top of that, I had multiple sticking keys right out of the…”
Keychron K4 HE
10 owner reviews
“So far it have met my expectations for the use i wanted it for, had a small hic up the first day i started ysing it but got easily resolved with the provided user manual”
“The keyboard is smooth to the touch, and has the nice feel. For me, it's almost an ideal keyboard but the one thing that gets me and it's a hard issue is that when connected, it takes away input from my controller when I game, especially for live service…”
Keychron K10 Ultra vs K4 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 28 specs differ
Keychron K10 Ultra
Keychron K4 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K10 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron K4 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH
In stockDoes not ship to you
Compare prices
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