Logitech MX Anywhere 3 vs Logitech MX Master 4

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MX Anywhere 3 compared with MX Master 4
LogitechMX Anywhere 3LogitechMX Master 4
Overview
ReleasedSeptember 2020October 2025
Tracking
ShapeCompactErgonomic
HandRight handRight hand
SensitivityUp to 4,000 DPIUp to 8,000 DPI (better)
SensorDarkfield high precisionDarkfield high precision
Buttons68 (better)
Free-spinning wheelYesYes
Thumb wheelNoYes
Quiet clicks–Yes
SensorDarkfield tracking on almost any surface including glass; adjustable from 200 to 4,000 DPI.200–8,000 DPI, adjustable in 50 DPI steps (1,000 DPI by default); tracks on almost any surface, including glass; 125 Hz report rate over Logi Bolt and Bluetooth
Scroll wheelMagSpeed electromagnetic wheel with SmartShift, switching between stepped and free-spinning modes; Logitech claims up to 1,000 lines per second.MagSpeed electromagnetic wheel with SmartShift, which switches between ratchet and free-spin as you scroll faster; up to 1,000 lines a second; adjustable ratchet force
Thumb wheelNo separate thumb wheel; horizontal scrolling uses a side button held while turning the main wheel.Aluminium thumb wheel for horizontal scrolling; app-specific functions such as zoom or brush size in Logi Options+
Gestures–Gesture button next to the back and forward buttons (hold it and move the mouse; up to five actions); Actions Ring shortcut overlay opened from the Haptic Sense Panel
Haptic feedback–Haptic Sense Panel under the thumb; feedback for the Actions Ring, Smart Actions, gestures, moving between screens and app plugins including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Desktop and Zoom; four intensity levels; also works with Windows 11's built-in haptics (Windows 11 update from March 2026 or later)
Connections and battery
Connects byBluetooth and USB receiverBluetooth and USB receiver
Devices it switches between33
PowerRechargeableRechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 70 daysUp to 70 days
Charging portUSB-CUSB-C
ReceiverThe standard model includes a Logitech Unifying USB receiver; the Mac variant connects over Bluetooth and has no receiver in the box.Logi Bolt USB-C receiver in the box (USB-A Bolt receivers also work); the Mac version works with Logi Bolt but comes without a receiver
ChargingUSB-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.USB-C; a 1-minute charge gives 3 hours of use; 650 mAh battery; charging cable not included
Works withStandard 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.Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1 with Windows 11 or later, macOS 13 or later, iPadOS 15 or later, Android 12 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; Logi Bolt with Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 13 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; the Mac version lists macOS 13 or later and iPadOS 15 or later
SoftwareLogitech Options at launch, with button customisation, application profiles and Flow between computers.Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS (Actions Ring, Smart Actions, haptics, Logitech Flow); basic support in Logi Tune; basic functions work without software on other systems
Design
Weight99 g (better)150 g
Size100.5 × 65 × 34.4 mm (length × width × height); Logitech's consumer support sheet gives 99 g with battery.128.15 × 88.35 × 50.8 mm (length × width × height)
Materials–Plastics with 54% (Graphite, Space Black) or 48% (Pale Grey, White Silver) certified post-consumer recycled content; thumb wheel of low-carbon aluminium; battery with 100% recycled cobalt
ColoursGraphite, Pale Grey and Rose for the standard edition; Pale Grey for the Mac edition at launch.Graphite, Pale Grey; Mac version in Space Black, White Silver
In the boxStandard 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, Logi Bolt USB-C receiver, documentation; the Mac version has the mouse and documentation only
Warranty–2-year limited hardware warranty

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