Keychron K4 V3 vs Royal Kludge S98 FR
Get the Keychron K4 V3 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge S98 FR for the 4,000 Hz polling rate and knob.
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5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews
from$94at Keychron
No reviews
from$109at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K4 V3
Battery
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.
- 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.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 FR
polling rate
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 V3
Royal Kludge S98 FR
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
4,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron K4 V3
- Royal Kludge S98 FR
- Performance
- 8285
- Build quality
- 8766
- Productivity
- 9591
- Customizability
- 9679
- Portability
- 5457
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Keychron K4 V3 vs Royal Kludge S98 FR specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K4 V3
Royal Kludge S98 FR
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case 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 K4 V3
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Royal Kludge S98 FR
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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