Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Aesco A83 Air vs Nuphy Air96 V2

Get the Nuphy Air96 V2 for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.

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from$119at Mechkeys

Battery

from$112at Nuphy

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Aesco A83 Air

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
No numpad.

$119 at Mechkeys

Get the

Nuphy Air96 V2

Battery

Build quality in the top 25% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$112 at Nuphy

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.

Aesco A83 Air

Nuphy Air96 V2

Layout size
75%
96%
Battery
3,800 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Aesco A83 Air
Nuphy Air96 V2

Performance: 44
80
Build quality: 39
79
Productivity: 45
88
Customizability: 56
94
Portability: 62
56

What they share

Hot-swappable
Low profile
Keycaps: PBT

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Full specs

Aesco A83 Air vs Nuphy Air96 V2 specs

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

10 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Aesco A83 Air

Nuphy Air96 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,800 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—

Plastic

Keycaps

PBT

Weight

—

663 g

Dimensions

—

14 x 373 x 133 mm

Typing angle

—

9°

Backlight

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2023

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