Keychron 81 Pro vs Nuphy Air75 HE
Get the Keychron 81 Pro for hot-swappable. Get the Nuphy Air75 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews
from$145at Input Gear
4.8 (138)4.8 · 138 reviews
from$129at Nuphy
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron 81 Pro
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Nuphy Air75 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the bottom 35% of 75% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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.
Keychron 81 Pro
Nuphy Air75 HE
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
No
Yes
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Low profile
No
Yes
- Keychron 81 Pro
- Nuphy Air75 HE
- Performance
- 8297
- Build quality
- 8758
- Productivity
- 9758
- Customizability
- 9450
- Portability
- 8260
- Layout size: 75%
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron 81 Pro
4 owner reviews
“Love the sound and feel. Thr kickstand is cool too. Only thing is I wish there were more options for keycap colors, the red doesn't match my stuff.”
Nuphy Air75 HE
138 owner reviews
“Nice keyboard with such a great material construction, only the keycaps has a problem, they are a bit too big so there is a lot of missclick the first month”
Keychron 81 Pro vs Nuphy Air75 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
19 of 30 specs differ
Keychron 81 Pro
Nuphy Air75 HE
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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