Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Redragon HORUS K618

Get the Nuphy Air96 V2 for hot-swappable and the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Hot-swappable

from$112at Nuphy

from$64at Redragon

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Air96 V2

Hot-swappable

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

Get the

Redragon HORUS K618

Build quality in the bottom 10% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.

$64 at Redragon

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 Air96 V2

Redragon HORUS K618

Layout size
96%
100%
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Battery
4,000 mAh
1,900 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air96 V2
Redragon HORUS K618

Performance: 80
72
Build quality: 79
44
Productivity: 88
48
Customizability: 94
44
Portability: 56
48

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Low profile

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Full specs

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Redragon HORUS K618 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air96 V2

Redragon HORUS K618

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Bottom Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

100%

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

4,000 mAhBetter

1,900 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plastic

Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

663 g

725 g

Dimensions

14 x 373 x 133 mm

17 x 437 x 147 mm

Typing angle

9°

—

Backlight

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2021

Where to buy

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