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Keychron K8 V2 vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K8 V2

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

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REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

Rapid trigger

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 96% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • 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.

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 V2

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

  • Layout size

    80%

    96%

  • Rapid trigger

    No

    Yes

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum

    Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 V2
  • REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Performance
82
63
Build quality
81
57
Productivity
89
69
Customizability
89
74
Portability
73
52

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Keychron K8 V2 vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Keychron K8 V2

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum
Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Plastic
—

Keycaps

PBT, PC
PBT

Weight

800 g
—

Dimensions

22 x 354 x 124 mm
—

Typing angle

11°, 4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K8 V2

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-CH

    In stockShips to you

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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