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Keychron Q1 HE vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q1 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 75% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No numpad.

Get the

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

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 Q1 HE

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

  • Layout size

    75%

    96%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

    Linear

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q1 HE
  • REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Performance
100
63
Build quality
92
57
Productivity
97
69
Customizability
100
74
Portability
81
52

What they share

  • Rapid trigger
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Knob
  • Display: LED
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Full specs

Keychron Q1 HE vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J specs

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

13 of 29 specs differ

Keychron Q1 HE

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, PCB Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

LED
LED

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

4,000 g
—

Dimensions

23 x 145 x 328 mm
—

Typing angle

5°, 6°, 7°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q1 HE

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    In stockShips to you

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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