Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum vs Logitech PRO X SUPERLIGHT

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G502 Proteus Spectrum compared with PRO X SUPERLIGHT

	LogitechG502 Proteus Spectrum	LogitechPRO X SUPERLIGHT
Overview
Released
Released	January 2016	December 2020
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Standard
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 12,000 DPI	Up to 25,600 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	PMW3366 optical	HERO 25K
Buttons
Buttons	11 (better)	5
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	No
Sensor
Sensor	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.	100–25,600 DPI, 400 IPS and over 40 G on the current maker specification; no smoothing, acceleration or filtering; 1,000 Hz report rate. An older indexed US page lists a conflicting 88 G figure
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Dual-mode hyper-fast wheel switches between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling and tilts left or right.	Notched wheel with middle click; two fixed left-side buttons and no dedicated DPI button (PC Gamer)
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	USB receiver and Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 70 hours
Charging port
Charging port	–	Micro-USB
Receiver
Receiver	–	LIGHTSPEED USB-A receiver and extension adapter; receiver storage beneath the base cover (PC Gamer)
Charging
Charging	–	Micro-USB charging and wired use (Tom's Hardware); up to 70 hours of constant motion; compatible with the separately sold POWERPLAY charging mat
Works with
Works with	Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 at launch; wired USB 2.0 connection.	USB port; Windows 8 or later and macOS 10.11 or later; internet access for optional software download
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software at launch, with programmable buttons, macros, surface tuning, RGB effects and three onboard hardware profiles.	Logitech G HUB for sensitivity, button assignments and macros; onboard memory
Design
Weight
Weight	121 g	63 g (better)
Size
Size	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.	125 × 63.5 × 40 mm (length × width × height); maker states less than 63 g, so the main weight figure is its published upper limit
Materials
Materials	Five removable 3.6 g weights adjust mass and balance; textured rubber side grips and individually mounted main buttons.	No-additive PTFE feet; spring-tensioned primary buttons; optional aperture cover with an additional PTFE foot
Colours
Colours	–	Black and White at launch; no RGB lighting
In the box
In the box	Mouse, five optional weights with case and documentation.	Mouse, LIGHTSPEED receiver, charging/data cable, receiver extension adapter, optional grip tape, cleaning wipe, optional aperture cover with PTFE foot and user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	Two-year limited hardware warranty