Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) vs Apple Magic Keyboard (USB-C)

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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) compared with Magic Keyboard (USB-C)

	AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C)	AppleMagic Keyboard (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	October 2024
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	Yes	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)	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)
Special keys
Special keys	Touch ID (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	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	1
Power
Power	Rechargeable	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	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	USB-C port; charges from a Mac or USB-C power adapter, and plugging it into a Mac also pairs it
Works with
Works with	Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 15.1 or later; Apple also lists recent iPad and iPhone models	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	243 g	239 g (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm	278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm
Size
Size	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm
In the box
In the box	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, woven USB-C charging cable	Magic Keyboard, woven USB-C charging cable
Warranty
Warranty	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)