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Keychron K4 Pro vs Skyloong SK96

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K4 Pro

QMK

Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
$69 at Keychron

Get the

Skyloong SK96

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$59 at Skyloong

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 K4 Pro

Skyloong SK96

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Tactile

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K4 Pro
  • Skyloong SK96
Performance
81
62
Build quality
84
57
Productivity
95
51
Customizability
96
53
Portability
54
42

What they share

  • Layout size: 96%
  • Hot-swappable
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K4 Pro vs Skyloong SK96 specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Keychron K4 Pro

Skyloong SK96

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,280 g
—

Dimensions

31 x 391 x 139 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2022
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K4 Pro

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Skyloong SK96

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Keychron K4 Pro3 stores
Skyloong SK962 stores

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