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Keychron Q3 Pro vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Q3 Pro

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

Rules this board out

  • 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 35% 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 Q3 Pro

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

    Aluminum

    Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron Q3 Pro
  • REDMAGIC Nubia K100J
Performance
82
63
Build quality
89
57
Productivity
97
69
Customizability
98
74
Portability
76
52

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron Q3 Pro vs REDMAGIC Nubia K100J specs

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

15 of 28 specs differ

Keychron Q3 Pro

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Rapid trigger

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
96%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
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

Aluminum
Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

2,300 g
—

Dimensions

31 x 144 x 415 mm
—

Typing angle

6°
—

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 Q3 Pro

  • Keychron

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

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    In stockDoes not ship to you

REDMAGIC Nubia K100J

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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