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Nuphy Air75 V2 vs Keychron V5

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Nuphy Air75 V2

No reviews

from$75at Nuphy

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Keychron V5

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$74at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Air75 V2

Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$75 at Nuphy

Get the

Keychron V5

polling rate

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$74 at MK

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 Air75 V2

Keychron V5

Layout size
75%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Low profile
Yes
No
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
ABS, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air75 V2
Keychron V5

Performance: 81
91
Build quality: 80
89
Productivity: 88
98
Customizability: 94
98
Portability: 79
45

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Air75 V2 vs Keychron V5 specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air75 V2

Keychron V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT

ABS, PBT

Weight

598 g

1,170 g

Dimensions

14 x 316 x 133 mm

19 x 142 x 389 mm

Typing angle

9°

4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Nuphy Air75 V2

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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