Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) vs Microsoft Surface Arc Mouse

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Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) compared with Surface Arc Mouse

	AppleMagic Mouse 2 (Lightning)	MicrosoftSurface Arc Mouse
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	June 2017
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Compact
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	–	Up to 1,000 DPI
Sensor
Sensor	–	Microsoft BlueTrack Technology
Buttons
Buttons	2	2
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	No
Sensor
Sensor	–	BlueTrack optical tracking; up to 1,200 frames per second and 30 inches per second tracking speed (Microsoft)
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	–	None; a full-scroll touch plane for vertical and horizontal scrolling, with haptic feedback
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.	Left and right click on either side of the touch surface; scroll up, down, left and right with one finger
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	1
Power
Power	Rechargeable	AAA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 6 months
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.	Two AAA alkaline batteries (included); current Microsoft UK spec says up to six months, while its May 2017 fact sheet said nine; snapping the mouse flat turns it off
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 4.0/4.1; host needs Bluetooth 4.0 or later; Microsoft lists Windows 11, 10, 8.1 and 8, but its current support footnote specifies Windows 11 or updated Windows 10
Software
Software	–	Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center on Windows
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g	82.5 g (better)
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	5.17 × 2.17 × 0.56 in (about 131 × 55 × 14 mm) flat; 2.91 oz including two batteries
Materials
Materials	White plastic top and aluminium body, described in Macworld's exact-model review	Bendable tail with over 90 mechanical parts
Colours
Colours	White and Black in the retained maker sheet; the October 2015 launch price below applies to the original white accessory	Light Grey, Black, Violet, Ocean (UK store); launched in Light Gray, Burgundy and Cobalt Blue
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, 2 AAA alkaline batteries
Warranty
Warranty	–	One-year limited hardware warranty (in the US; terms vary by market)