Keychron R6 vs Royal Kludge S98 FR
Get the Keychron R6 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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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron R6
Battery
Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $100.
- 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.
- 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 R6
Royal Kludge S98 FR
Layout size
100%
96%
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 R6
- Royal Kludge S98 FR
- Performance
- 7885
- Build quality
- 6266
- Productivity
- 8391
- Customizability
- 7879
- Portability
- 5457
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
Keychron R6 vs Royal Kludge S98 FR specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 25 specs differ
Keychron R6
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
Backlight
QMK
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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