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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Keychron V6 vs Royal Kludge S98 FR

Get the Keychron V6 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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 V6

Royal Kludge S98 FR

  • Layout size

    100%

    96%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    4,000 Hz

  • Display

    None

    LCD

  • Weight

    1,360 g

    1,879 g

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V6
  • Royal Kludge S98 FR
Performance
91
85
Build quality
89
67
Productivity
98
91
Customizability
98
79
Portability
45
57

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron V6

4.7

27 owner reviews

Praise
“Great keyboard. Love using it. Two quibbles: Logo is backwards on Windows key Wish Caps Lock lit up—the LED underneath isn’t enough to indicate when Caps Lock is engaged.”
Andy D.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“I have never used a keyboard where every time you just as much barely graze a key' it registers. This is horrible, you pretty much have to perfectly press the keys dead center, otherwise, it will press surrounding keys as well.”
Elad· via Keychron

Royal Kludge S98 FR

No owner reviews collected yet.

Full specs

Keychron V6 vs Royal Kludge S98 FR specs

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

14 of 28 specs differ

Keychron V6

Royal Kludge S98 FR

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
—

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
96%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
LCD

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
4,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
3,750 mAh

USB passthrough

No
Yes

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Plate material

Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS

Weight

1,360 g
1,879 g

Dimensions

19 x 141 x 448 mm
42 x 409 x 140 mm

Typing angle

4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2025

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron V64 stores
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $69Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $74Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $110Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
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  • Royal KludgeUS

    In stock
    $109Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$109Visit

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