Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) vs Logitech Keys-To-Go 2

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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) compared with Keys-To-Go 2

	AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C)	LogitechKeys-To-Go 2
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	June 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Scissor
Key travel
Key travel	–	1 mm
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac, Windows and more
Touch ID
Touch ID	Yes	No
Switches
Switches	–	Scissor keys; 0.6 mm actuation distance; rated for 5 million keystrokes (function keys 2 million)
Key travel
Key travel	–	1 mm total travel
Keycaps
Keycaps	–	Low-profile, spaced scissor keys
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)	Universal layout (Android, ChromeOS, Windows, iPadOS, iOS, macOS) or a dedicated Apple layout (iPadOS, iOS, macOS)
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	Full row of shortcuts (screen brightness, Mission Control, emoji, screen capture, media and volume; Focus Mode on the Apple version); three Easy-Switch keys; F-row customisable
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	3 (better)
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Coin cell battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 36 months
Receiver
Receiver	–	Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth 5.0); no receiver (Logitech's support specification lists Logi Bolt as well, but the product page and press release give Bluetooth only); range 10 m
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	Two CR2032 coin-cell batteries, pre-installed and user-replaceable; up to 36 months; power LED turns red below 5%
Charging
Charging	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	Universal version with Windows 10 or later, macOS 14 or later, iPadOS 17 or later, iOS 17 or later, ChromeOS and Android 12 or later; Apple version with iPadOS and iOS 17 or later and macOS 14 or later
Software
Software	–	Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS (Smart Actions); Logitech Control app on iPadOS and Android
Design
Weight
Weight	243 g	222 g (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm	250 × 105 × 8.97 mm
Size
Size	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm	250 × 105 mm; 4.35–8.97 mm thick (the support specification gives 8.77 mm); 222 g
Materials
Materials	–	Plastic (including recycled plastic) and low-carbon aluminium; built-in cover
Colours
Colours	–	Graphite, Pale Grey, Lilac
In the box
In the box	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, woven USB-C charging cable	Keyboard, two coin-cell batteries, documentation
Warranty
Warranty	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)	2-year limited hardware warranty