Logitech MX Anywhere 2 vs Logitech MX Anywhere 3

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MX Anywhere 2 compared with MX Anywhere 3

	LogitechMX Anywhere 2	LogitechMX Anywhere 3
Overview
Released
Released	June 2015	September 2020
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Compact	Compact
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 1,600 DPI	Up to 4,000 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Darkfield laser	Darkfield high precision
Buttons
Buttons	7 (better)	6
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	Yes
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	No
Sensor
Sensor	Darkfield laser tracking, adjustable from 400 to 1,600 DPI in 200 DPI steps; glass must be at least 4 mm thick.	Darkfield tracking on almost any surface including glass; adjustable from 200 to 4,000 DPI.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Main wheel clicks to change between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling; it also tilts left and right for horizontal scrolling.	MagSpeed electromagnetic wheel with SmartShift, switching between stepped and free-spinning modes; Logitech claims up to 1,000 lines per second.
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No separate thumb wheel; the main wheel tilts for horizontal scrolling.	No separate thumb wheel; horizontal scrolling uses a side button held while turning the main wheel.
Gestures
Gestures	The button below the wheel can trigger gestures through Logitech Options.	–
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth and USB receiver	Bluetooth and USB receiver
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	3	3
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2 months	Up to 70 days
Charging port
Charging port	Micro-USB	USB-C
Receiver
Receiver	Bluetooth Smart or the included Pico Unifying USB receiver, with Easy-Switch for three paired devices.	The standard model includes a Logitech Unifying USB receiver; the Mac variant connects over Bluetooth and has no receiver in the box.
Charging
Charging	Micro-USB charging of a 500 mAh lithium-polymer battery; Logitech claims up to two months per charge and two hours of use from a one-minute charge.	USB-C, 500 mAh rechargeable lithium-polymer battery; Logitech claims three hours of use from a one-minute charge and up to 70 days from a full charge.
Works with
Works with	At launch, the receiver required Windows 7 or later or Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Bluetooth Smart required Windows 8 or later or Mac OS X 10.10 or later.	Standard edition uses Unifying or Bluetooth Low Energy with Windows, macOS, ChromeOS and Linux; Bluetooth also supports iPadOS 13.4 or later. The Mac variant uses Bluetooth.
Software
Software	Logitech Options supports cursor speed, button remapping and gesture controls.	Logitech Options at launch, with button customisation, application profiles and Flow between computers.
Design
Weight
Weight	106 g	99 g (better)
Size
Size	100.3 × 61.6 × 34.4 mm (length × width × height); 106 g including battery.	100.5 × 65 × 34.4 mm (length × width × height); Logitech's consumer support sheet gives 99 g with battery.
Colours
Colours	Black with bronze trim on the launch model.	Graphite, Pale Grey and Rose for the standard edition; Pale Grey for the Mac edition at launch.
In the box
In the box	Mouse, Pico Unifying receiver, Micro-USB charging cable and documentation.	Standard edition includes the mouse, Unifying receiver, USB-A-to-USB-C charging cable and documentation; Mac edition substitutes a USB-C-to-USB-C cable and omits the receiver.
Warranty
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty on Logitech's 2015 datasheet.	–