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Keychron V3 Ultra vs Nuphy Air100 V3

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron V3 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% 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.

Get the

Nuphy Air100 V3

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • 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-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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 V3 Ultra

Nuphy Air100 V3

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Connection

    Wired, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • 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

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V3 Ultra
  • Nuphy Air100 V3
Performance
91
82
Build quality
82
83
Productivity
98
93
Customizability
94
91
Portability
76
56

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • QMK
  • VIA
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron V3 Ultra vs Nuphy Air100 V3 specs

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

13 of 28 specs differ

Keychron V3 Ultra

Nuphy Air100 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Low-profile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Plate material

Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

960 g
950 g

Dimensions

33 x 368 x 149 mm
13 x 381 x 134 mm

Typing angle

4°
10°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron V3 Ultra

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Nuphy Air100 V3

  • Input Gear

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

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