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

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

	AppleMagic Mouse (USB-C)	AppleWireless Mighty Mouse
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	July 2006
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensor
Sensor	–	Laser
Buttons
Buttons	2	4 (better)
Sensor
Sensor	–	Laser tracking; Apple described it as 20 times more sensitive than a standard optical mouse but did not publish DPI.
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	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	–
Power
Power	Rechargeable	AA battery
Receiver
Receiver	–	Bluetooth 2.0 connection to a Mac with built-in Bluetooth; no USB receiver is included.
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	Runs on one or two AA cells, including alkaline or rechargeable cells. Apple's guide says the original box contained two nonrechargeable AA lithium batteries. No charging port.
Works with
Works with	Mac with macOS 15.1 or later; iPad with iPadOS 18.1 or later	At launch, a Mac with Bluetooth; Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later was needed to customise the controls.
Software
Software	–	Mac OS X Mouse preferences assign Spotlight, Dashboard, Exposé or an application to the four controls.
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g (better)	115 g
Size
Size	Height 2.16 cm, width 5.71 cm, depth 11.35 cm	–
Colours
Colours	White Multi-Touch Surface, Black Multi-Touch Surface	White
In the box
In the box	Magic Mouse, woven USB-C Charge Cable	Wireless Mighty Mouse and two AA lithium batteries. ITmedia measured 115 g with both supplied cells, or 100 g with one; Apple did not publish a weight.
Warranty
Warranty	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)	–