Apple USB Mouse (1998) vs Apple Magic Mouse (USB-C)

Every spec side by side, from each maker's published figures.

Only show differences

Better figure, where one is clearly better

Share comparison

USB Mouse (1998) compared with Magic Mouse (USB-C)

	AppleUSB Mouse (1998)	AppleMagic Mouse (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	August 1998	October 2024
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Compact	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensor
Sensor	Mechanical ball	–
Buttons
Buttons	1	2 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	–	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	No
Gestures
Gestures	–	Multi-Touch surface with no separate buttons; click anywhere, with secondary click on the side you choose; scroll, smart zoom (one-finger double-tap), swipe between pages, swipe between full-screen apps (two fingers), Mission Control (two-finger double-tap)
Sensor
Sensor	A rubber ball drives the tracking mechanism; the original Bondi blue model has a two-tone ball.	–
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	None.	–
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	–	1
Power
Power	Cable	Rechargeable
Charging port
Charging port	–	USB-C
Charging
Charging	–	USB-C port on the underside; about a month or more between charges; plugging it into a Mac also pairs it
Works with
Works with	USB; originally connected through the USB keyboard supplied with the 1998 iMac.	Mac with macOS 15.1 or later; iPad with iPadOS 18.1 or later
Design
Weight
Weight	–	99 g
Size
Size	–	Height 2.16 cm, width 5.71 cm, depth 11.35 cm
Materials
Materials	Translucent white and Bondi blue plastic in the original iMac configuration.	–
Colours
Colours	Bondi blue; later iMac bundles used other colours.	White Multi-Touch Surface, Black Multi-Touch Surface
In the box
In the box	Supplied with the original iMac. Apple's iMac specifications give its introduction as 15 August 1998.	Magic Mouse, woven USB-C Charge Cable
Warranty
Warranty	–	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)