Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) vs Logitech MX Master 4

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Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) compared with MX Master 4

	AppleMagic Mouse 2 (Lightning)	LogitechMX Master 4
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	October 2025
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	–	Up to 8,000 DPI
Sensor
Sensor	–	Darkfield high precision
Buttons
Buttons	2	8 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	Yes
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	Yes
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; 125 Hz report rate over Logi Bolt and Bluetooth
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; adjustable ratchet force
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	Aluminium thumb wheel for horizontal scrolling; app-specific functions such as zoom or brush size in Logi 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.	Gesture button next to the back and forward buttons (hold it and move the mouse; up to five actions); Actions Ring shortcut overlay opened from the Haptic Sense Panel
Haptic feedback
Haptic feedback	–	Haptic Sense Panel under the thumb; feedback for the Actions Ring, Smart Actions, gestures, moving between screens and app plugins including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Desktop and Zoom; four intensity levels; also works with Windows 11's built-in haptics (Windows 11 update from March 2026 or later)
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	–	Logi Bolt USB-C receiver in the box (USB-A Bolt receivers also work); the Mac version works with Logi Bolt but comes without a receiver
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; 650 mAh battery; charging cable not included
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 5.1 with Windows 11 or later, macOS 13 or later, iPadOS 15 or later, Android 12 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; Logi Bolt with Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 13 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; the Mac version lists macOS 13 or later and iPadOS 15 or later
Software
Software	–	Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS (Actions Ring, Smart Actions, haptics, Logitech Flow); basic support in Logi Tune; basic functions work without software on other systems
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g (better)	150 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	128.15 × 88.35 × 50.8 mm (length × width × height)
Materials
Materials	White plastic top and aluminium body, described in Macworld's exact-model review	Plastics with 54% (Graphite, Space Black) or 48% (Pale Grey, White Silver) certified post-consumer recycled content; thumb wheel of low-carbon aluminium; battery with 100% recycled cobalt
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; Mac version in Space Black, White Silver
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, Logi Bolt USB-C receiver, documentation; the Mac version has the mouse and documentation only
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty