Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse vs Logitech G502 HERO

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G500s Laser Gaming Mouse compared with G502 HERO

	LogitechG500s Laser Gaming Mouse	LogitechG502 HERO
Overview
Released
Released	May 2013	October 2018
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 8,200 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 8,200 DPI, with a 1,000 Hz maximum USB report rate and one stored hardware 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	Hyper-fast wheel can switch between stepped and free-spinning scrolling and can tilt 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 Vista, 7 and 8 at launch; wired USB 2.0 connection.	Windows, macOS and ChromeOS with a USB port
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software 8.45 at launch; button remapping, macros, application profiles and sensitivity settings.	Logitech G HUB; onboard memory for up to 5 profiles (requires firmware 127.1.7)
Design
Weight
Weight	120 g (better)	121 g
Size
Size	Logitech lists 129.7 × 76 × 44 mm (length × width × height) and a 2 m braided cable. TechSpot measured 120 g before optional weights; Logitech's support page lists 170 g without the weight tray but does not say whether its cable was included in the measurement.	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	Hydrophobic palm coating, dry-grip side coating, PTFE feet and a cartridge taking up to six of the supplied 1.7 g or 4.5 g weights, adding at most 27 g.	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, adjustable 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