Keychron K3 HE vs Nuphy Halo IO Series
Get the Keychron K3 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Nuphy Halo IO Series for the 4,000 mAh battery.
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5.0 (6)5.0 · 6 reviews
from$119at Keychron
4.6 (16)4.6 · 16 reviews
from$129at Nuphy
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
Nuphy Halo IO Series
Battery
Build quality in the top 35% 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
Nuphy Halo IO Series
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
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
- Keychron K3 HE
- Nuphy Halo IO Series
- Performance
- 9272
- Build quality
- 8674
- Productivity
- 8966
- Customizability
- 8975
- Portability
- 8289
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
- QMK
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 Halo IO Series
16 owner reviews
“Connectivity issues with maintaining a connection over wifi. Build quality is great Would purchase again from this company”
“Très bon produit, mais de nombreux problèmes de connexion sans fil. J'ai mis 2 jours à faire des recherches pour trouver comment mettre à jour manuellement le dungle et le clavier pour les faires communiquer. À ce prix ça devrait se faire automatiquement...”
Keychron K3 HE vs Nuphy Halo IO Series specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K3 HE
Nuphy Halo IO Series
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
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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 Halo IO Series
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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