Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) vs Logitech POP Icon Keys
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) | LogitechPOP Icon Keys | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2024 | October 2024 |
| Typing | ||
| Layout | Compact | Compact |
| Switches | Scissor | Scissor |
| Key travel | – | 1.8 mm |
| Backlight | None | None |
| Keys labelled for | Mac | Mac, Windows and more |
| Touch ID | Yes | No |
| Switches | – | Scissor keys with 60 ± 10 gf actuation force, rated for 10 million keystrokes (function and cursor keys 3 million) |
| Key travel | – | 1.8 ± 0.3 mm total travel |
| Keycaps | – | Contoured, low-profile keys |
| 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) | English UK, English International, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Ukrainian (UK store) |
| 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 | Four Action Keys on the right (customisable in Logi Options+); shortcut keys including mute, emoji and screenshot; three Easy-Switch keys; legends for Windows and Mac |
| Connections and battery | ||
| Connects by | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Devices it switches between | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Power | Rechargeable | AAA battery |
| Battery life (maker's claim) | – | Up to 36 months |
| Battery life detail | About a month or more between charges in Apple's tests with an M4 iMac; sleeps when not in use | Two AAA batteries (user-replaceable); over 36 months; automatic sleep |
| Charging | USB-C port; charges from a Mac or USB-C power adapter, and plugging it into a Mac also pairs it | – |
| Works with | Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 15.1 or later; Apple also lists recent iPad and iPhone models | Bluetooth Low Energy with Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 12 or later, iPadOS 15 or later, iOS 15 or later, Android 12 or later and ChromeOS |
| Software | – | Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS (Action Keys, F-key shortcuts) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 243 g (better) | 530 g |
| Width × depth × height | 278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm | 324.51 × 136.96 × 22 mm |
| Materials | – | Plastic parts with 37% to 70% certified post-consumer recycled plastic, depending on colour; transparent frame |
| Colours | – | Graphite & Green, Off-White & Orange, Rose & Off-White, Lilac & Off-White |
| Size | Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm | – |
| In the box | Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, woven USB-C charging cable | Keyboard, user documentation |
| Warranty | 1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty) | 2-year limited hardware warranty |
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