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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Keychron K3 V2

Get the Nuphy Air96 V2 for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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

Keychron K3 V2

  • Layout size

    96%

    75%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    1,550 mAh

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Air96 V2
  • Keychron K3 V2
Performance
80
63
Build quality
79
65
Productivity
88
65
Customizability
94
68
Portability
56
80

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Nuphy Air96 V2

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron K3 V2

4.8

2,258 owner reviews

Praise
“I had a full-size mechanical keyboard before that was tking too much of deskspace. This keyboard with it's 65% size is amazing and saves quite some desk space.”
Santosh M.Verified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Non-rgb version feels nice, but the battery is killing the whole experience... Even with the lights turned off, i can't get the keyboard to work on battery longer than 3-4 days, which is super annoying and not making me trust into this brand. Especially if…”
Mr. A.· via Keychron

Full specs

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Keychron K3 V2 specs

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

13 of 26 specs differ

Nuphy Air96 V2

Keychron K3 V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
75%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
1,550 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS

Weight

663 g
—

Dimensions

14 x 373 x 133 mm
—

Typing angle

9°
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2020

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • NuphyUS

    In stock
    $112Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$112Visit
  • ktechsSG

    Out of stock
    $150Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $105Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$105Visit
  • KeychronHK

    Out of stock
    $64Visit

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