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Keychron K2 Ultra vs Nuphy Air75 V3

Get the Keychron K2 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Nuphy Air75 V3 for knob.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K2 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK. The other board is sold in those layouts.

Get the

Nuphy Air75 V3

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Missing ISO-ES, ISO-IT. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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.

Keychron K2 Ultra

Nuphy Air75 V3

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Low-profile 3.0, Mechanical, Tactile

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K2 Ultra
  • Nuphy Air75 V3
Performance
90
82
Build quality
86
88
Productivity
94
97
Customizability
92
98
Portability
82
82

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • QMK
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K2 Ultra vs Nuphy Air75 V3 specs

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

10 of 28 specs differ

Keychron K2 Ultra

Nuphy Air75 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Low-profile 3.0, Mechanical, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

Steel
Aluminum, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,084 g
750 g

Dimensions

31 x 312 x 122 mm
13 x 319 x 129 mm

Typing angle

—
10°, 5°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K2 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Nuphy Air75 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

  • Input Gear

    ISO-FR

    In stockShips to you

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

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