Keychron Q16 HE vs Nuphy Air65 V3
Get the Keychron Q16 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.
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from$139at Input Gear
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q16 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $200.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Missing ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Nuphy Air65 V3
Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- Missing ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
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 Q16 HE
Nuphy Air65 V3
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Low profile
No
Yes
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Ceramic, Metal, Wood
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
- Keychron Q16 HE
- Nuphy Air65 V3
- Performance
- 9478
- Build quality
- 8785
- Productivity
- 8489
- Customizability
- 9294
- Portability
- 8789
- Layout size: 65%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- QMK
- VIA
- Sound dampening
Keychron Q16 HE vs Nuphy Air65 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
18 of 29 specs differ
Keychron Q16 HE
Nuphy Air65 V3
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
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
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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron Q16 HE
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Nuphy Air65 V3
- Go to Input Gear
Input Gear
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
- Go to Nuphy
Nuphy
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR
In stockDoes not ship to you
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