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Head to head · Prices checked Nov 2, 2026

Nuphy Gem80 vs LUMINKEY Nova Kine

Get the Nuphy Gem80 for the 4,000 mAh battery and qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Nuphy Gem80

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.
$170 at Nuphy

Get the

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

Build quality in the top 45% of Numpad boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
$129 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 Gem80

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

  • Layout size

    80%

    Numpad

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    3,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy Gem80
  • LUMINKEY Nova Kine
Performance
79
46
Build quality
84
70
Productivity
88
53
Customizability
94
56
Portability
76
86

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Gem80 vs LUMINKEY Nova Kine specs

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

13 of 25 specs differ

Nuphy Gem80

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

Typing & switches

Switch options

Mechanical
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter
3,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum, FR4, Polycarbonate, POM
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,120 g
—

Dimensions

37 x 358 x 141 mm
—

Typing angle

6°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Nuphy Gem80

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

LUMINKEY Nova Kine

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Nuphy Gem804 stores
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