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Royal Kludge S98 ES vs Yunzii IF99

Get the Royal Kludge S98 ES for knob. Get the Yunzii IF99 for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Knob

Build quality in the top 45% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

Get the

Yunzii IF99

Battery

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

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.

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Yunzii IF99

  • Layout size

    96%

    95%

  • Battery

    3,750 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Knob

    Yes

    No

  • Display

    LCD

    Yes

    A case display rather than a typing feature

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge S98 ES
  • Yunzii IF99
Performance
78
82
Build quality
69
80
Productivity
91
89
Customizability
79
88
Portability
56
63

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Royal Kludge S98 ES vs Yunzii IF99 specs

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

13 of 24 specs differ

Royal Kludge S98 ES

Yunzii IF99

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
95%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

LCD
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

3,750 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

1,879 g
1,238.5 g

Dimensions

42 x 409 x 140 mm
46 x 385 x 143 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2025

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