LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs Nuphy Air65 V3
Get the LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 for the 6,000 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
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LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
Battery
Build quality in the bottom 45% of 98% boards under $300.
- 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.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
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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.
- 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.
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
Nuphy Air65 V3
Layout size
98%
65%
Battery
6,000 mAh
2,500 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Ergonomics
Southpaw
Standard
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
- LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
- Nuphy Air65 V3
- Performance
- 8378
- Build quality
- 6285
- Productivity
- 8089
- Customizability
- 6794
- Portability
- 6689
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Mount style: Gasket Mount
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2 vs Nuphy Air65 V3 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
15 of 27 specs differ
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
Nuphy Air65 V3
Switch options
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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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
LUMINKEY Luminkey98 V2
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Nuphy Air65 V3
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Input Gear
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
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Nuphy
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR
In stockDoes not ship to you
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