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Nuphy Air60 V2 vs Keychron K8

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Nuphy Air60 V2

No reviews

from$70at Nuphy

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Keychron K8

4.8 · 623 reviews

from$59at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Air60 V2

Build quality in the top 15% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

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.

$70 at Nuphy

Get the

Keychron K8

Battery

Build quality in the top 40% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
No numpad.

$59 at Keychron

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.

Nuphy Air60 V2

Keychron K8

Layout size
60%
80%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired
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
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air60 V2
Keychron K8

Performance: 74
61
Build quality: 80
66
Productivity: 82
65
Customizability: 94
66
Portability: 88
73

What they share

Hot-swappable

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Full specs

Nuphy Air60 V2 vs Keychron K8 specs

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

14 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air60 V2

Keychron K8

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

80%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

2,500 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum

—

Keycaps

PBT

ABS

Weight

463 g

—

Dimensions

14 x 297 x 107 mm

—

Typing angle

3°

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2020

For EU buyers

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

Keychron
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-UK
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-Nordic
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-UK
Out of stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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