Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) vs Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED

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Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) compared with G305 LIGHTSPEED

	AppleMagic Mouse 2 (Lightning)	LogitechG305 LIGHTSPEED
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	May 2018
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	–	Up to 12,000 DPI
Sensor
Sensor	–	HERO
Buttons
Buttons	2	6 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	No
Sensor
Sensor	–	HERO optical sensor; 200–12,000 DPI; over 400 IPS; 40 G; 1 ms (1,000 Hz) report rate; zero smoothing, acceleration and filtering
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	–	Standard scroll wheel; no left/right tilt
Gestures
Gestures	One moving Multi-Touch top provides primary and secondary clicks; the secondary side can be changed. Scroll, swipe between pages and full-screen apps, double-tap for Smart Zoom and double-tap with two fingers for Mission Control; no Force Touch.	–
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	USB receiver
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	–
Power
Power	Rechargeable	AA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 250 hours
Receiver
Receiver	–	LIGHTSPEED USB nano receiver (2.4 GHz), stored inside the mouse; range up to 10 m
Charging port
Charging port	Lightning	–
Charging
Charging	Lightning port underneath; wireless use requires disconnecting the cable. Apple quotes about a month or more between charges, rather than an upper-bound lifetime. Built-in rechargeable battery; plugging into the Mac also pairs it.	One AA battery (alkaline included); up to 250 hours of non-stop gaming in Performance mode or up to 9 months of standard use in Endurance mode
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth-enabled Mac with OS X 10.11 or later; the retained specification also supports iPad with iPadOS 13.4 or later. To move to another Mac, the maker's guide says to remove the existing pairing and pair again.	Windows 7 or later, macOS 10.13 or later, ChromeOS; USB port
Software
Software	–	Logitech G HUB (optional); 1 onboard memory profile; DPI button
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g	99 g
Size
Size	Height 2.16 cm, width 5.71 cm, depth 11.35 cm; Apple publishes weight as 0.099 kg and says it varies by configuration and manufacturing process	116.6 × 62.15 × 38.2 mm (height × width × depth, as Logitech lists them); 75 g without battery, 99 g with one AA battery
Materials
Materials	White plastic top and aluminium body, described in Macworld's exact-model review	Mechanical button tensioning system; main buttons rated for 10 million clicks
Colours
Colours	White and Black in the retained maker sheet; the October 2015 launch price below applies to the original white accessory	White on the UK store; other colours sold
In the box
In the box	Mouse and Lightning-to-USB cable at launch; the retained maker sheet describes the later woven USB-C-to-Lightning cable. This entry covers Lightning-charging Magic Mouse 2, distinct from the 2024 USB-C version.	Mouse, LIGHTSPEED USB receiver, AA battery, user documentation