Apple Apple Keyboard (compact, 2009) vs Apple Magic Keyboard (2015, Lightning)

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Apple Keyboard (compact, 2009) compared with Magic Keyboard (2015, Lightning)

	AppleApple Keyboard (compact, 2009)	AppleMagic Keyboard (2015, Lightning)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2009	October 2015
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Scissor
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Low-profile scissor keys; Deskthority identifies the mechanism for Apple's aluminium keyboard family.	Revised scissor mechanism; Apple's launch announcement describes a lower profile and increased key stability
Layouts
Layouts	Compact layout without a numeric keypad or separate navigation cluster; inverted-T arrow keys sit below the right Shift key.	–
Special keys
Special keys	Twelve function keys with brightness, media playback, volume and eject controls.	Multimedia function keys; half-height up and down arrows beside full-height left and right arrows, described by AppleInsider
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	–	1
Power
Power	Cable	Rechargeable
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	About a month or more between charges, according to Apple; tested in September 2015 with preproduction keyboards and shipping iMacs. Not an upper-bound battery-life claim.
Charging
Charging	–	Built-in rechargeable battery; Lightning-to-USB cable charges and automatically pairs with a Mac. Macworld confirms the keyboard can remain in use while plugged in.
Receiver
Receiver	Captive USB cable and one USB 2.0 port on each side of the keyboard.	–
Works with
Works with	The default keyboard supplied with the iMac line that Apple began shipping on 3 March 2009.	Bluetooth-enabled Mac with OS X 10.11 or later; iOS devices running iOS 9.1 or later, according to the retained original specification
Design
Weight
Weight	–	231 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	279 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm
Size
Size	–	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.9 cm and depth 11.49 cm; Apple's 0.231 kg weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process
Materials
Materials	Silver aluminium enclosure with white low-profile keys.	Aluminium body, plastic keys and underside, described by AppleInsider
Colours
Colours	Silver and white.	Silver body with white keys
In the box
In the box	Included with the 2009 iMac; also offered separately, according to Macworld.	Magic Keyboard and Lightning-to-USB cable. This entry covers the original 2015 model, distinct from later Lock-key, Touch ID and USB-C models.