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Keychron V3 vs Royal Kludge S98 JP

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Keychron V3

4.9 (17)4.9 · 17 reviews

from$54at Keychron

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Royal Kludge S98 JP

No reviews

from$109at Royal Kludge

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron V3

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No numpad.

$54 at Keychron

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Build quality in the top 40% 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 V3

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Layout size
80%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
1,360 g
1,880 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron V3
Royal Kludge S98 JP

Performance: 91
78
Build quality: 88
70
Productivity: 98
91
Customizability: 98
79
Portability: 58
57

What they share

Hot-swappable
Knob
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V3 vs Royal Kludge S98 JP specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron V3

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

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

JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LCD

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz

—

Battery

Wired only

3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic

—

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel

—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

ABS

Weight

1,360 g

1,880 g

Dimensions

19 x 141 x 367 mm

140 x 410 x 40 mm

Typing angle

4°

5°

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 V3

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

Royal Kludge S98 JP

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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