Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) vs Logitech MX Master

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Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) compared with MX Master

	AppleMagic Mouse 2 (Lightning)	LogitechMX Master
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	April 2015
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	–	Up to 1,600 DPI
Sensor
Sensor	–	Darkfield laser
Buttons
Buttons	2	5 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	Yes
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	Yes
Sensor
Sensor	–	Darkfield laser tracking on glass at least 4 mm thick; 400–1,600 DPI in 200 DPI steps, 1,000 DPI nominal
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	–	Speed-adaptive wheel automatically switches between click-to-click and free-spinning scrolling
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	Side-to-side scrolling and page switching; functions can be customised in Logitech Options
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.	Customisable button in the thumb rest for gesture controls
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 40 days
Charging port
Charging port	Lightning	Micro-USB
Receiver
Receiver	–	Included Logitech Unifying USB receiver; 2.4 GHz wireless connection with a stated range of 10 m
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.	Micro-USB; rechargeable 500 mAh lithium-polymer battery; Logitech states a 1-minute charge gives around 2 hours of use, and the mouse works while charging
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.	Unifying on Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Bluetooth Smart on Windows 8 or later and Mac OS X 10.10 or later
Software
Software	–	Logitech Options for button and action customisation at launch
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g (better)	145 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	126 × 85.7 × 48.4 mm (length × width × height)
Materials
Materials	White plastic top and aluminium body, described in Macworld's exact-model review	–
Colours
Colours	White and Black in the retained maker sheet; the October 2015 launch price below applies to the original white accessory	–
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, Logitech Unifying receiver, Micro-USB charging cable and documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	1-year limited hardware warranty