Logitech MX Anywhere 3 vs Logitech MX Master 2S

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MX Anywhere 3 compared with MX Master 2S

	LogitechMX Anywhere 3	LogitechMX Master 2S
Overview
Released
Released	September 2020	June 2017
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Compact	Ergonomic
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 4,000 DPI	Up to 4,000 DPI
Sensor
Sensor	Darkfield high precision	Darkfield high precision
Buttons
Buttons	6	7 (better)
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	Yes
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	Yes
Sensor
Sensor	Darkfield tracking on almost any surface including glass; adjustable from 200 to 4,000 DPI.	200–4,000 DPI in 50 DPI steps; tracks on glass at least 4 mm thick
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	MagSpeed electromagnetic wheel with SmartShift, switching between stepped and free-spinning modes; Logitech claims up to 1,000 lines per second.	Speed-adaptive wheel switches automatically between ratcheted and free-spinning modes through SmartShift; a top button also changes modes manually
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No separate thumb wheel; horizontal scrolling uses a side button held while turning the main wheel.	Side-to-side scrolling by default; Logitech Options can assign other actions
Gestures
Gestures	–	Button beneath the thumb rest supports a press and movement in four directions; up to five actions can be assigned
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 70 days	Up to 70 days
Charging port
Charging port	USB-C	Micro-USB
Receiver
Receiver	The standard model includes a Logitech Unifying USB receiver; the Mac variant connects over Bluetooth and has no receiver in the box.	Unifying 2.4 GHz USB-A receiver included; Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy also supported; Easy-Switch button underneath selects one of three paired computers
Charging
Charging	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.	Micro-USB; 500 mAh lithium-polymer battery; Logitech claims one minute of charge gives about two hours of use
Works with
Works with	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.	At launch, Unifying supported Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Bluetooth Low Energy required Windows 8 or later or Mac OS X 10.10 or later
Software
Software	Logitech Options at launch, with button customisation, application profiles and Flow between computers.	Logitech Options for button mapping and Logitech Flow, which moves the pointer and copies content between computers
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g (better)	145 g
Size
Size	100.5 × 65 × 34.4 mm (length × width × height); Logitech's consumer support sheet gives 99 g with battery.	126 × 85.7 × 48.4 mm (length × width × height)
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Pale Grey and Rose for the standard edition; Pale Grey for the Mac edition at launch.	Graphite (EMEA)
In the box
In the box	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.	Mouse, Unifying receiver, Micro-USB charging cable and user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year manufacturer's guarantee