Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) vs Logitech POP Icon Keys

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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C) compared with POP Icon Keys
AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID (USB-C)LogitechPOP Icon Keys
Overview
ReleasedOctober 2024October 2024
Typing
LayoutCompactCompact
SwitchesScissorScissor
Key travel–1.8 mm
BacklightNoneNone
Keys labelled forMacMac, Windows and more
Touch IDYesNo
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
LayoutsArabic, 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 keysTouch 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 emojiFour 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 byBluetoothBluetooth
Devices it switches between13 (better)
PowerRechargeableAAA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)–Up to 36 months
Battery life detailAbout a month or more between charges in Apple's tests with an M4 iMac; sleeps when not in useTwo AAA batteries (user-replaceable); over 36 months; automatic sleep
ChargingUSB-C port; charges from a Mac or USB-C power adapter, and plugging it into a Mac also pairs it–
Works withMac with Apple silicon running macOS 15.1 or later; Apple also lists recent iPad and iPhone modelsBluetooth 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
Weight243 g (better)530 g
Width × depth × height278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm324.51 × 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
SizeHeight 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm–
In the boxMagic Keyboard with Touch ID, woven USB-C charging cableKeyboard, user documentation
Warranty1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)2-year limited hardware warranty

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