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Last updated: 10 Oct 2021

Reviewing The Best Portable Keyboard Pianos

Best Overall
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Yamaha YPT270 61-Key Portable Keyboard
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Runner-Up
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Casio Casiotone 61-Key Portable Keyboard
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Honorable Mention
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RockJam 54-Key Portable Keyboard
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Also Consider
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Donner DEK-610 61 Key Portable Keyboard
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Camilla Haywood
By Camilla Haywood
Published 6:44 pm
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  • 1 Yamaha YPT270 61-Key Portable Keyboard
  • 2 Casio Casiotone 61-Key Portable Keyboard
  • 3 RockJam 54-Key Portable Keyboard
  • 4 Donner DEK-610 61 Key Portable Keyboard
  • 5 Casio SA-46 32-Key Portable Keyboard
  • 6 Casio Casiotone CT-S300 61-Key Portable Piano
  • 7 Yamaha EZ220MM Portable Digital Piano
  • 8 Costzon 88-Key Portable Keyboard

Portable pianos are suitable in two scenarios; if you're a professional musician who tours a lot and needs a nice keyboard to be their wingman and if you're a newbie, perhaps attending piano classes and you need a unit that you can carry around without a hassle! Whatever the case may be, we've put together a list of the best portable keyboard pianos in 2021 to end your quest with the best! 

Once you're done scouring through the products, don't forget to go through our buying guide. We've curated it keeping in consideration the questions of a lot of beginners - so the guide is structured to help buyers make a better decision when choosing a portable keyboard. Let's begin!

Detailing The Best Portable Keyboard Piano Units

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Yamaha YPT270 61-Key Portable Keyboard

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The YTP-270 is an excellent, 61-key portable keyboard with hundreds of high quality sounds, FX kits, drum loops, and more!

It’s a good fit for musicians from most genres and comes with a smart chord feature that lets you play great-sounding complex chords with a single key. Plus, the quiz mode it comes with makes learning a whole lot easy and more fun! 

Pros
  • It comes with extra features; recording, learning tools, smart chords, a variety of sound effects, and more
  • It’s a great, highly affordable portable piano for adults looking to level up their skill
Cons
  • The keys don’t feel that elegant or realistic 
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Casio Casiotone 61-Key Portable Keyboard

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You can get this portable piano in three colors; white, red, and black! Plus, you can individually buy just the keyboard or go for one of the packs it comes in; educational or premium.

With the educational pack, you get a complete tool kit that lets you get your hands warmed up and your neural pathways ready and up-to-date to learn this instrument. With the premium pack, you minus the educational tools but you do get the remaining adapter, music stand, and a pair of headphones! This is an excellent buy for anyone looking for a reliable digital keyboard and we’re head over heels in love with this one!

Pros
  • It comes with 400 tones, 77 accompaniment rhythms, and 60 preset songs
  • The dance music mode lets you easily create and remix EDM tracks
  • The pack comes with a keyboard stand
Cons
  • It doesn’t come with a sustain pedal
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RockJam 54-Key Portable Keyboard

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This portable keyboard is actually available in 4 variations; 49-keys, 54-keys, 61-keys, and 88-keys. However, we’re particularly zooming in on the 54-key version since it lands right in the middle of portable and practical!

The RockJam Keyboard Piano is a compact and portable keyboard with two inbuilt stereo speakers and a sheet music stand. It comes with complete exclusive access to content within the Simply Piano application for both iOS and Android devices. It’s certainly something you want to pause for and have a look at.

Pros
  • It includes 100s of tones, rhythms, and a record/playback function
  • It can be powered by an AC adapter as well as six 1.5V batteries
Cons
  • The keys are not weighted at all, making them feel very flimsy
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Donner DEK-610 61 Key Portable Keyboard

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This 61-key portable piano by Donner is available in a touch-sensitive mode and you can also buy it with a whole kit!

It has two 4-inch high-quality speakers with superior sound, comes with 3 elite teaching modes, gives you a rich music selection to play along or jam to, an HD LCD panel that lets you know what’s up, and much more! 

Pros
  • The simplest package includes; an instruction manual, the piano, sheet music stand, power supply, and a microphone
  • It gives you a dual power supply mode – you have the option to run it on batteries as well as with AC adapter
Cons
  • It’s decent for the price but speakers are a bit malfunctioned as they catch signals from the nearest radio stations and it causes noise
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Casio SA-46 32-Key Portable Keyboard

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This is the cheapest portable keyboard on this list but nonetheless, not the least in any way! It features 32 mini keys, 8-note polyphony, 50 play-along tracks, 5 drum tracks, and more!

The best part about this cute little gadget is that you can actually take it anywhere you want to and play it on the go! Just plug in your headphones and you’re good! It’s excellent for a beginner and would click just well with a child as well!

Pros
  • You can use six AA-size batteries for power to play it on the go
  • It comes with an option for a headphone jack so you can practice without disturbing anyone
Cons
  • It’s not dual-powered, you only play it through batteries
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Casio Casiotone CT-S300 61-Key Portable Piano

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This is another Casio keyboard on our list and it’s a sleek, beautiful one! The CT-S300 portable keyboard is also available in two-packs; premium and educational. 

This one gives you USB connectivity, 61-piano style keys with touch response, built-in carry handle, 400 tones, 77 rhythms, 60 songs, and more!

Pros
  • If you are solely buying the keyboard, it comes with a power supply and a music sheet stand
  • It’s a very lightweight keyboard so you’re bound to wholly benefit from its portability
Cons
  • The LED display can be dark and is barely visible when sitting down
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Yamaha EZ220MM Portable Digital Piano

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This excellent keyboard comes with XG-lite compatibility that gives you 392 built-in voices – lets you play strings, saxophone, bass, drums, guitars, and more with this bad boy!

Moreover, you get USB connectivity, a Page Turner application for iPad, and access to the Yamaha education suite. It’s a really nice digital piano and given that it’s from our favorite instruments’ brand, we love it even more!

Pros
  • It’s a good choice for both novices and professionals
  • It comes with a “waiting” feature that lets you learn to play along to demo songs at your own pace
  • It comes with hand placement and finger positioning feature to get you better used to the piano
Cons
  • The display on the keyboard is not backlit which causes visibility problems
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Costzon 88-Key Portable Keyboard

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Last but in no way is this the least, instead, we wanted to end our list with this 88-key beast! It’s available in two color options and is absolutely jaw-dropping beautiful!

It comes with a rich interface and MIDI function that allows you to play with it all you want to! Hundreds of tones, rhythms, and demos for your audible pleasure. It features full-sized knocking force keys with touch sensitivity – the volume will change depending on how hard you press them! Moreover, you get good battery life, around 12 hours of playing time after charging it for four hours!

Pros
  • It comes with a waterproof carrying case that lets you easily carry it around
  • It also comes with a 110V recharger
  • This portable piano comes with a sustain pedal so you can really enjoy playing
Cons
  • It doesn’t come with a music stand or a bench and you’ll have to get them separately

Best Portable Keyboard Pianos Buying Guide

Pianos are cool, intricate instruments that almost everybody loves. They sound good, they're fun to play, heck some of us who can afford to buy the grand ones just like to keep them for display - simply because they're that cool!

However, for almost last two decades, we have had our hands on digital pianos. They're often referred to as portable pianos as well - particularly because they're compact and become a pianist's best friend when they don't have a grand or upright piano within their reach.

We've reviewed some of the best beginner digital pianos up above and now we'll be answering some of the questions that may have popped up in your mind.

Let's get started!

How Do I Choose The Right Portable Keyboard Piano?

Buying a digital piano can be overwhelming if you haven't shopped for one before. There are a couple of features you may come across while you're at it, the sound effects, the number of keys, etc. In this section, we'll try to cover everything you need to know about a keyboard piano so you can easily put a pin on your purchase.

Your Goals

First and foremost, you need to evaluate what your plans are. If you're buying one just for the sake of it, or perhaps for your kids who have just joined their music class, there's really no need for you to worry about a lot. However, if you're purchasing one as a beginner and you plan to grow as a pianist, you'll need to buy a unit that's not a dead beginner product. Perhaps, go for a 61-key portable keyboard piano or if you're really serious, go for an 88-key unit so it gives you at least 1-2 years before you plan to buy a new one.

Number Of Keys

A piano can have keys anywhere between 25 and 88 - there's a special grand piano built by the Bosendorfer Company that has 97 keys - just a little cool fact.

Up above, we've zeroed in on portable pianos with both 61 keys and 88 keys. If you're buying a digital piano for portability, you should ideally be going for as less keys as possible so you can even enjoy playing on let's say, a bus seat. However, choosing an instrument like that is bound to limit you skill-wise, unless you know what you're doing.

Budget

We always tell our readers this; when it comes to instruments, you can practically go as high as you want to with the price. There's no limit there - so it's better that you settle on a budget first and then make a reliable purchase within that limit.

We'll narrow down the price structure for portable pianos in a while.

Features

If you're a newbie, all you need is a playable digital piano with somewhat good quality sound and a set of speakers, and you'll be good.

However, just in case you're looking for anything more, you can look forward to; learning tools, speakers/amplifiers, number of sounds/effects, amps and cables included in the package, keyboard action and touch response, piano benches, sustain pedal, and more!

Space

If you're tight on the space or if you're only looking for the most portable options, you might want to actively be considerate about this. If you sing and need a piano to accompany you everywhere you go, you need to go for a lightweight and preferably the smallest digital keyboard you can get your hands on! But that's only intermediate-to-professional pianist talk.

How Much Does A Digital Keyboard Piano Cost?

Let's talk dollars - a portable keyboard piano can cost you anywhere between $50 and $1000, or more! The price difference determines features, build, sound quality, number of effects, brand, and much more!

Since we've specifically curated this list for people looking for budget-friendly portable keyboard options, you'll find most of our selected keyboards in the $50 - $200 range.

Are There Any Particular Types Of Portable Keyboards I Should Know About?

So, there are loads of pianos out there. If getting the feel of an actual acoustic piano matters to you, you can get your hands on a digital keyboard that mimics the touch and feel of an acoustic piano. 

Additionally, you can normally only categorize digital keyboards on the basis of their keys and perhaps some individual bonus features!

So, the three primary types of keyboards, in this case, are; 44 keys, 61 keys, and 88 keys.

44 Keys

If you're buying a portable piano for your toddler or little kid, going with a 44-key beginner portable piano isn't a bad idea at all! It'll be easier to carry, cheaper, and will offer more than enough room for growth!

61 Keys

If you're buying one for an adult, practicing on a 61-key unit is more than enough and will get them going. 

88 Keys

If you're buying a piano because you're somewhat already experienced or have strict plans to grow as a pianist, you can go for the 88-key digital piano. It'll keep you from buying another piece for a few years as your skill improves.

Best Portable Keyboard Piano FAQ

Q: Are foldable piano keyboards good?

A: There are some roll-up keyboards that are super compact and take the concept of portability to the next level! They're low cost, require a very small amount of space, and are great for adults and kids who want to learn to play the keyboard.

Q: How long do portable keyboards last?

A: They won't go anywhere unless you don't accidentally drop them on the floor or hit them on the wall. Basically, as long as it's not physically damaged, it'll work. And in most cases, you can always get your instrument repaired. They can last for anywhere between 10-50 years, depending on how you choose to use them.

Camilla Haywood
By Camilla Haywood
Within the city limits of NOLA, you may find Camilla hammering away on her 88, playing anything from old jazz to modern country music. Camilla's goal is to one day open a piano studio in New Orleans where she can teach the black and whites and other common jazz instruments to enthusiastic students. Ms. Haywood hopes to bring instruments to old and new musicians alike, reviewing pianos, orchestral instruments, and other products that make her tap her fingers to the beats.
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