Keychron K3 HE vs LUMINKEY Nova Kine
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the LUMINKEY Nova Kine for the 3,000 mAh battery.
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from$129at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K3 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% 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.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
Get the
LUMINKEY Nova Kine
Battery
Build quality in the top 45% of Numpad boards under $150.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.
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 K3 HE
LUMINKEY Nova Kine
Layout size
75%
Numpad
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Battery
2,600 mAh
3,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
- Keychron K3 HE
- LUMINKEY Nova Kine
- Performance
- 9246
- Build quality
- 8670
- Productivity
- 8953
- Customizability
- 8956
- Portability
- 8286
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron K3 HE vs LUMINKEY Nova Kine specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
LUMINKEY Nova Kine
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
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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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K3 HE
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
LUMINKEY Nova Kine
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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