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Keychron K3 Pro vs Royal Kludge S98 ES

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Keychron K3 Pro

4.7 (54)4.7 · 54 reviews

from$67at Keychron

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Royal Kludge S98 ES

S98-ES Teclado Mecánico Inalámbrico 96% QWERTY

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from$109at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K3 Pro

Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$67 at Keychron

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Battery

Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$109 at Royal Kludge

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 K3 Pro

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Layout size
75%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
1,550 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Mount style
Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Top Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K3 Pro
Royal Kludge S98 ES

Performance: 81
78
Build quality: 81
70
Productivity: 79
91
Customizability: 88
79
Portability: 77
56

What they share

Hot-swappable

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K3 Pro vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs

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

19 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K3 Pro

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Top Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

96%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LCD

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

1,550 mAh

3,750 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

—

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

ABS

Weight

525 g

1,879 g

Dimensions

15 x 306 x 116 mm

42 x 409 x 140 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2022

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K3 Pro

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Royal Kludge S98 ES

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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