Apple Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003) vs Apple Magic Keyboard (USB-C)

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Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003) compared with Magic Keyboard (USB-C)

	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2003)	AppleMagic Keyboard (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	September 2003	October 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Compact
Switches
Switches	Membrane	Scissor
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Layouts
Layouts	–	Arabic, British English, Chinese (Pinyin), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, International English, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swiss, Swedish, Turkish Q, Ukrainian, US English (UK store)
Switches
Switches	Individual rubber domes over a membrane matrix, identified in an A1016 teardown.	–
Special keys
Special keys	Sixteen function keys, numeric keypad, inverted-T arrows, audio controls and optical-disc eject, according to Apple.	Lock key (a quick press locks the Mac); function keys for display brightness, Mission Control, Spotlight, Dictation/Siri, Do Not Disturb, media playback, mute and volume; fn/Globe key for switching keyboards or showing emoji
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	–	1
Power
Power	AA battery	Rechargeable
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	About a month or more between charges in Apple's tests with an M4 iMac; sleeps when not in use
Charging
Charging	–	USB-C port; charges from a Mac or USB-C power adapter, and plugging it into a Mac also pairs it
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 9 months	–
Receiver
Receiver	Bluetooth connection with adaptive frequency hopping and 128-bit over-the-air encryption; Apple quoted a range of up to 30 feet.	–
Works with
Works with	Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a built-in or external Bluetooth adaptor, according to Apple.	Mac with macOS 15.1 or later; iPad with iPadOS 14.5 or later; iPhone with iOS 14.5 or later; Apple Vision Pro with the latest visionOS
Design
Weight
Weight	–	239 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm
Size
Size	–	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm
Materials
Materials	White keys in a clear plastic enclosure on the original A1016 model.	–
In the box
In the box	Apple specified four included Energizer e2 AA batteries.	Magic Keyboard, woven USB-C charging cable
Warranty
Warranty	–	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)