Logitech G500s Laser Gaming Mouse vs Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum

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G500s Laser Gaming Mouse compared with G502 Proteus Spectrum

	LogitechG500s Laser Gaming Mouse	LogitechG502 Proteus Spectrum
Overview
Released
Released	May 2013	January 2016
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	PMW3366 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.	PMW3366 optical sensor with 200–12,000 DPI, surface calibration and a 1,000 Hz USB report rate; Logitech claims no acceleration, smoothing, filtering 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.	Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 at launch; wired USB 2.0 connection.
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software 8.45 at launch; button remapping, macros, application profiles and sensitivity settings.	Logitech Gaming Software at launch, with programmable buttons, macros, surface tuning, RGB effects and three onboard hardware 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 × 75 × 41 mm (length × width × height); 1.83 m cable. Le Comptoir du Hardware measured 121 g before the optional weights and 139 g with all five. Logitech support's listed “2.96 g (5 ounces)” is internally inconsistent, so its weight figure is not used.
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 adjust mass and balance; textured rubber side grips and individually mounted main buttons.
In the box
In the box	Mouse, adjustable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	Mouse, five optional weights with case and documentation.