Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse vs Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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G500s Laser Gaming Mouse compared with G502 Proteus Core

	LogitechG500s Laser Gaming Mouse	LogitechG502 Proteus Core
Overview
Released
Released	May 2013	April 2014
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 8,200 DPI	Up to 12,000 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	Delta Zero optical
Buttons
Buttons	10	11 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	Yes
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.	Optical sensor with 200–12,000 DPI, up to 300 inches per second tracking and surface calibration; Logitech's launch release claims no sensor acceleration, smoothing or pixel rounding.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Hyper-fast wheel can switch between stepped and free-spinning scrolling and can tilt horizontally.	Dual-mode hyper-fast wheel switches between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling and tilts left or right.
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.	Logitech support lists Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 at launch, through a wired USB connection.
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software 8.45 at launch; button remapping, macros, application profiles and sensitivity settings.	Logitech Gaming Software 8.53 at launch, with button remapping, macros, surface tuning and three hardware memory profiles.
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 × 75.2 × 41.1 mm (length × width × height) per Logitech support; 1.83 m cable. KitGuru's contemporary specification lists 121 g for the mouse alone and 168 g with cable. Logitech's later support page lists a conflicting 161.5 g without explaining the weighing method.
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.	Five removable 3.6 g weights can alter total mass and balance; individual left and right buttons use mechanical switches.
In the box
In the box	Mouse, adjustable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	Mouse, weight box with five weights, product documentation and safety and warranty information.