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Sunkey Sun68 vs Nuphy Halo IO Series

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Sunkey Sun68

QMK

Get the

Nuphy Halo IO Series

Knob

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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.

Sunkey Sun68

Nuphy Halo IO Series

  • Layout size

    68%

    65%

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Aluminum, Plastic

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

  • Weight

    550 g

    1,028 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Sunkey Sun68
  • Nuphy Halo IO Series
Performance
50
78
Build quality
81
77
Productivity
66
91
Customizability
82
79
Portability
69
98

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Sunkey Sun68 vs Nuphy Halo IO Series specs

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

15 of 27 specs differ

Sunkey Sun68

Nuphy Halo IO Series

Typing & switches

Switch options

—
Mechanical

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

68%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

—
4,000 mAh

USB-C

No
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Plastic
Polycarbonate, POM

Keycaps

—
PBT

Weight

550 g
1,028 g

Dimensions

—
20 x 320 x 135 mm

Typing angle

6°
12°

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2025

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