Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) vs Logitech MX Anywhere 3S

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Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) compared with MX Anywhere 3S

	AppleMagic Mouse 2 (Lightning)	LogitechMX Anywhere 3S
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	June 2023
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Compact
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	–	Up to 8,000 DPI
Sensor
Sensor	–	Darkfield high precision
Buttons
Buttons	2	6 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	Yes
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	No
Quiet clicks
Quiet clicks	–	Yes
Sensor
Sensor	–	200–8,000 DPI, adjustable in 50 DPI steps (1,000 DPI by default); tracks on almost any surface, including glass; Bluetooth report rate 88–133 Hz
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	–	MagSpeed electromagnetic wheel with SmartShift, which switches between ratchet and free-spin as you scroll faster; up to 1,000 lines a second; horizontal scrolling by holding a side button while turning the wheel
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.	The top button, below the wheel, can be set as a gesture button in Logi Options+
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth and USB receiver
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	3 (better)
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 70 days
Charging port
Charging port	Lightning	USB-C
Receiver
Receiver	–	Works with a Logi Bolt USB receiver, not included (MX Anywhere 3S for Business comes with one); not compatible with other Logitech receivers
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.	USB-C; a 1-minute charge gives 3 hours of use; full charge in 2 hours; 500 mAh lithium-polymer battery
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.	Bluetooth Low Energy with Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, iPadOS 14 or later, Android 8.0 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; the Mac version lists macOS 10.15 or later and iPadOS 14 or later
Software
Software	–	Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS (Smart Actions, Logitech Flow); basic functions work without software on other systems
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	100.5 × 65 × 34.4 mm (length × width × height)
Materials
Materials	White plastic top and aluminium body, described in Macworld's exact-model review	Certified post-consumer recycled plastic, 78% in Graphite and 61% in Pale Grey and Rose; silicone side grips; left and right 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	Graphite, Pale Grey, Rose; Mac version in Space Grey, Pale Grey
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, USB-C charging cable (USB-A to USB-C, or USB-C to USB-C with the Mac version), documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty