Keychron Q4 vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
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4.7 (10)4.7 · 10 reviews
from$59at Keychron
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from$109at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q4
Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.
- 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.
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 Q4
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Layout size
60%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
1,500 g
1,879 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Keychron Q4
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 6678
- Build quality
- 9070
- Productivity
- 9591
- Customizability
- 9879
- Portability
- 7056
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
Keychron Q4 vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 28 specs differ
Keychron Q4
Royal Kludge S98 ES
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
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 Q4
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge S98 ES
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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