Keychron K3 HE vs Nuphy Air75 HE
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hot-swappable. Get the Nuphy Air75 HE for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$119at Keychron
4.8 (138)4.8 · 138 reviews
from$129at Nuphy
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K3 HE
Hot-swappable
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.
Get the
Nuphy Air75 HE
polling rate
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.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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
Nuphy Air75 HE
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Aluminum, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Magnetic
- Keychron K3 HE
- Nuphy Air75 HE
- Performance
- 9297
- Build quality
- 8658
- Productivity
- 8958
- Customizability
- 8950
- Portability
- 8260
- Layout size: 75%
- Hall effect (magnetic)
- Rapid trigger
- Low profile
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K3 HE
6 owner reviews
“I am happy with this keyboard! I needed some time to adjust my typing habits, but so far so good.”
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 K3 HE vs Nuphy Air75 HE specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
Nuphy Air75 HE
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
Compare prices
Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
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
Nuphy Air75 HE
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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