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Heavy shell Kira96 vs Sikakeyb SK3 Mountain City

Get the Heavy shell Kira96 for the 3,500 mAh battery and usb-c.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Heavy shell Kira96

Battery

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 96% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Sikakeyb SK3 Mountain City

Build quality in the bottom 40% of Numpad boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

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.

Heavy shell Kira96

Sikakeyb SK3 Mountain City

  • Layout size

    96%

    Numpad

  • Battery

    3,500 mAh

    1,900 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • USB-C

    Yes

    No

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Heavy shell Kira96
  • Sikakeyb SK3 Mountain City
Performance
49
45
Build quality
51
61
Productivity
66
51
Customizability
75
76
Portability
57
84

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
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Full specs

Heavy shell Kira96 vs Sikakeyb SK3 Mountain City specs

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

4 of 15 specs differ

Heavy shell Kira96

Sikakeyb SK3 Mountain City

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Layout

Layout size

96%
Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Battery

3,500 mAhBetter
1,900 mAh

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
—

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2022

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