Keychron K3 HE vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect. Get the REDMAGIC Nubia K100J for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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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
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 96% boards under $200.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Layout size
75%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
2,600 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Metal, Plastic
- Keychron K3 HE
- REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
- Performance
- 9263
- Build quality
- 8657
- Productivity
- 8969
- Customizability
- 8974
- Portability
- 8252
- Rapid trigger
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Display: LED
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Keychron K3 HE vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 29 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
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 K3 HE
Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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