Keychron K8 Ultra vs Nuphy Halo65 V2
Get the Keychron K8 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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5.0 (4)5.0 · 4 reviews
from$119at MK
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from$108at Nuphy
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron K8 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
Get the
Nuphy Halo65 V2
Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $150.
- 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.
- 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.
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 Ultra
Nuphy Halo65 V2
Layout size
80%
65%
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mechanical
Mount style
Plate Mount
Gasket Mount
- Keychron K8 Ultra
- Nuphy Halo65 V2
- Performance
- 9075
- Build quality
- 8381
- Productivity
- 9485
- Customizability
- 9289
- Portability
- 7789
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Keychron K8 Ultra vs Nuphy Halo65 V2 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 26 specs differ
Keychron K8 Ultra
Nuphy Halo65 V2
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
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
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron K8 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Nuphy Halo65 V2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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