Nuphy Air60 V2 vs Keychron K8 HE
Get the Keychron K8 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$70at Nuphy
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from$129at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Nuphy Air60 V2
Build quality in the top 15% of 60% boards under $100.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.
Get the
Keychron K8 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
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.
Nuphy Air60 V2
Keychron K8 HE
Layout size
60%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,500 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
- Nuphy Air60 V2
- Keychron K8 HE
- Performance
- 7492
- Build quality
- 8087
- Productivity
- 8294
- Customizability
- 9489
- Portability
- 8876
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Plate material: Aluminum
Nuphy Air60 V2 vs Keychron K8 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 29 specs differ
Nuphy Air60 V2
Keychron K8 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Nuphy Air60 V2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K8 HE
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you
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