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Keychron K8 HE vs Nuphy Air60 HE

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K8 HE

Build quality in the top 5% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

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Nuphy Air60 HE

polling rate

Build quality in the top 45% of 60% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
  • Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

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 K8 HE

Nuphy Air60 HE

  • Layout size

    80%

    60%

  • Connection

    Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

    Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • 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

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 HE
  • Nuphy Air60 HE
Performance
92
96
Build quality
87
63
Productivity
94
69
Customizability
89
69
Portability
76
74

What they share

  • Hall effect (magnetic)
  • Rapid trigger
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Keychron K8 HE vs Nuphy Air60 HE specs

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

18 of 29 specs differ

Keychron K8 HE

Nuphy Air60 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
60%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz
Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh
Wired only

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Wood
Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
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Keycaps

PBT
PBT, PC

Weight

1,009 g
534 g

Dimensions

43 x 366 x 133 mm
19 x 297 x 107 mm

Typing angle

4°, 5°
3°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K8 HE

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Nuphy Air60 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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