Keychron V4 vs Royal Kludge S98
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5.0 (14)5.0 · 14 reviews
from$39at Keychron
No reviews
from$89at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V4
Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $50.
- 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
Build quality in the top 35% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- 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 V4
Royal Kludge S98
Layout size
60%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Gasket Mount, Top Mount
Display
None
TFT
A case display rather than a typing feature
- Keychron V4
- Royal Kludge S98
- Performance
- 6865
- Build quality
- 8772
- Productivity
- 9582
- Customizability
- 9872
- Portability
- 7553
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: ABS, PBT
Keychron V4 vs Royal Kludge S98 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 27 specs differ
Keychron V4
Royal Kludge S98
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
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron V4
Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you
Royal Kludge S98
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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