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Keychron K3 V2 vs Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard

Get the Keychron K3 V2 for hot-swappable.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K3 V2

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the bottom 50% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

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Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard

Build quality in the bottom 25% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

What actually differs

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 V2

Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Mechanical

  • Mount style

    Tray Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K3 V2
  • Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard
Performance
63
59
Build quality
65
53
Productivity
65
60
Customizability
68
50
Portability
80
75

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K3 V2 vs Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

9 of 18 specs differ

Keychron K3 V2

Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mechanical

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Tray Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

1,550 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
—

Keycaps

ABS
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2020
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron K3 V2

  • Keychron

    ISO-ES

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-ES

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Nuphy Node Series High profile Mechanical Keyboard

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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