Keychron V5 Ultra vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
Get the Keychron V5 Ultra for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.
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 V5 Ultra
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Top Mount
Display
None
LCD
Weight
983 g
1,879 g
QMK
Yes
No
- Keychron V5 Ultra
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 9178
- Build quality
- 8370
- Productivity
- 9891
- Customizability
- 9479
- Portability
- 5656
- Layout size: 96%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron V5 Ultra
1 owner reviews
“Hi Keychron team, I wanted to share some feedback regarding your new Ultra line of keyboards. While the backlighting is present, the legends on most of your keyboards are not properly illuminated. I don’t quite understand the point of this design—these…”
Royal Kludge S98 ES
No owner reviews collected yet.
Keychron V5 Ultra vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 28 specs differ
Keychron V5 Ultra
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
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