Keychron K2 Ultra vs Nuphy Halo IO Series
Get the Keychron K2 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Nuphy Halo IO Series for knob.
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5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews
from$119at MK
No reviews
from$120at Nuphy
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K2 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Nuphy Halo IO Series
Knob
Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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 Halo IO Series
Layout size
75%
65%
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum
Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mechanical
Knob
No
Yes
- Keychron K2 Ultra
- Nuphy Halo IO Series
- Performance
- 9078
- Build quality
- 8677
- Productivity
- 9491
- Customizability
- 9279
- Portability
- 8298
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron K2 Ultra vs Nuphy Halo IO Series specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K2 Ultra
Nuphy Halo IO Series
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
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
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 Halo IO Series
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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