Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 vs Logitech G502 HERO

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Gaming Mouse G500 compared with G502 HERO

	LogitechGaming Mouse G500	LogitechG502 HERO
Overview
Released
Released	September 2009	October 2018
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 5,700 DPI	Up to 25,600 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	HERO 25K
Buttons
Buttons	10	11 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	Yes
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	No
Sensor
Sensor	Laser sensor adjustable from 200 to 5,700 DPI in 100 DPI steps, with up to 1,000 USB reports per second and one onboard settings profile.	HERO 25K sensor, 100–25,600 DPI; over 400 IPS; over 40 G; 1,000 Hz (1 ms) USB report rate; zero smoothing, acceleration and filtering; up to five DPI settings with three indicator lights (launched in 2018 with the HERO 16K sensor, up to 16,000 DPI)
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Dual-mode wheel switches between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling and tilts horizontally.	Dual-mode hyper-scroll wheel (ratcheted or free-spinning)
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Works with
Works with	Windows XP, Vista and 7 at launch; wired USB connection.	Windows, macOS and ChromeOS with a USB port
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software at launch enabled button remapping, macros and sensitivity adjustment; the onboard profile works without installed software.	Logitech G HUB; onboard memory for up to 5 profiles (requires firmware 127.1.7)
Design
Weight
Weight	118 g (better)	121 g
Size
Size	Logitech lists 130 × 75 × 44 mm (length × width × height), an approximately 2 m cable and approximately 118 g bare weight.	131.2 × 75 × 40 mm (depth × width × height); 121 g without the optional weights (up to 18 g more, 5 × 3.6 g); 2.1 m braided cable
Materials
Materials	Removable cartridge weighing 3 g accepts six optional 1.7 g or 4.5 g weights, adding up to 27 g beyond the cartridge.	Mechanical switches developed with Omron, rated for 50 million clicks (at launch); textured rubber side grips; PTFE feet rated for over 250 km; LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting in 1 zone
Colours
Colours	–	Black
In the box
In the box	Mouse, removable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	G502 HERO Gaming Mouse, optional 5 × 3.6 g weights and case, user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty