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Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition vs Keychron K5 Ultra

Get the Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Battery

Build quality in the top 35% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • Missing ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-PT. The other board is sold in those layouts.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Keychron K5 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • Missing ISO-UK. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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 V3 Moonbow Edition

Keychron K5 Ultra

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    2,600 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    ABS, Metal, Wood

  • Switch options

    Low-profile 3.0

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition
  • Keychron K5 Ultra
Performance
78
91
Build quality
74
75
Productivity
84
93
Customizability
78
89
Portability
82
56

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs

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

12 of 27 specs differ

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Keychron K5 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Low-profile 3.0
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
—

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

LED
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
2,600 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
ABS, Metal, Wood

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

724 g
566 g

Dimensions

13 x 319 x 129 mm
—

Typing angle

10°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Nuphy Air75 V3 Moonbow Edition

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR.

Keychron K5 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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