Apple Magic Mouse (USB-C) vs Apple Mighty Mouse (wired)

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Magic Mouse (USB-C) compared with Mighty Mouse (wired)

	AppleMagic Mouse (USB-C)	AppleMighty Mouse (wired)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	August 2005
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensor
Sensor	–	Optical
Buttons
Buttons	2	4 (better)
Sensor
Sensor	–	Optical tracking; Apple did not publish a DPI figure.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	–	Clickable Scroll Ball scrolls vertically, horizontally and diagonally.
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	–
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	–
Gestures
Gestures	Multi-Touch surface with no separate buttons; click anywhere, with secondary click on the side you choose; scroll, smart zoom (one-finger double-tap), swipe between pages, swipe between full-screen apps (two fingers), Mission Control (two-finger double-tap)	Touch sensors distinguish left and right clicks; the two side contacts act together as one squeeze control.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Cable
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	–
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Cable
Charging port
Charging port	USB-C	–
Charging
Charging	USB-C port on the underside; about a month or more between charges; plugging it into a Mac also pairs it	–
Works with
Works with	Mac with macOS 15.1 or later; iPad with iPadOS 18.1 or later	USB 1.1 or 2.0; Apple listed Mac OS X, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Mac OS X 10.4.2 was required for custom button assignments at launch.
Software
Software	–	Mac OS X Mouse preferences assign Spotlight, Dashboard, Exposé or an application to the four controls. Macworld found no keystroke or modifier-click assignment.
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g	77 g (better)
Materials
Materials	–	White plastic shell with a single seamless top surface.
Size
Size	Height 2.16 cm, width 5.71 cm, depth 11.35 cm	–
Colours
Colours	White Multi-Touch Surface, Black Multi-Touch Surface	–
In the box
In the box	Magic Mouse, woven USB-C Charge Cable	Wired Mighty Mouse. ITmedia measured 77 g without the cable, or 92 g including it; Apple did not publish a weight.
Warranty
Warranty	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)	–