Logitech MX Mechanical Mini vs Logitech POP Keys

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MX Mechanical Mini compared with POP Keys

	LogitechMX Mechanical Mini	LogitechPOP Keys
Overview
Released
Released	May 2022	November 2021
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	Low-profile mechanical	Mechanical
Key travel
Key travel	3.2 mm	4 mm
Backlight
Backlight	White	None
Automatic backlight
Automatic backlight	Yes	–
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac, Windows and more	Mac, Windows and more
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Low-profile mechanical switches in Tactile Quiet (brown), Clicky (blue) or Linear (red); Logitech lists 55 g actuation force and 1.3 mm actuation distance, rated for 50 million keystrokes	Mechanical switches (brown, tactile); 45 gf actuation force; rated for 50 million keystrokes
Key travel
Key travel	–	4 mm total travel
Keycaps
Keycaps	Dual-colour keycaps with a matte surface	Round, scooped typewriter-style keycaps; eight swappable emoji keycaps (four fitted, four spare)
Layouts
Layouts	English UK, French and Swiss with Tactile Quiet switches only; English International, German and Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Finnish with all three switch types (UK store); MX Mechanical Mini for Mac in English UK, English International, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Finnish, French, German and Swiss	–
Backlight
Backlight	A hand proximity sensor turns it on and an ambient light sensor sets the level; eight levels; six effects (static, breathing, reaction, contrast, wave, random); stays off in bright rooms and below 10% battery	–
Special keys
Special keys	Dictation, emoji, search and microphone mute/unmute keys; Easy-Switch keys; Fn + the light bulb key changes the backlight effect; Fn + Esc swaps media keys and F-keys; legends for both Windows and Mac (MX Mechanical Mini for Mac has a Mac layout and a Do Not Disturb function)	Four emoji keys and an emoji-panel key, customisable in Logi Options+; 12 Fn shortcuts (screen snip, voice-to-text, mic mute, media); three Easy-Switch keys; OS layouts for Windows/Android, macOS and iOS
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	AAA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 months	Up to 36 months
With the backlight on
With the backlight on	Up to 15 days	–
Receiver
Receiver	Logi Bolt USB receiver included (needs a USB-A port); MX Mechanical Mini for Mac has none in the box but works with one, which Logitech suggests for Macs with FileVault on	Logi Bolt USB receiver (included) or Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth 5.1); range 10 m
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rechargeable 1500 mAh Li-Po; Logitech quotes up to 15 days with backlighting or up to 10 months with it off	Two AAA batteries, pre-installed; up to 36 months
Charging
Charging	USB-C port at the top right; 4 hours from empty to full; usable while charging, though the cable only charges it; USB-A to USB-C cable (USB-C to USB-C with MX Mechanical Mini for Mac)	–
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth with Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, iOS 14 or later, iPadOS 14 or later, Android 8.0 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; Logi Bolt with Windows 10, 11 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, Linux and ChromeOS; MX Mechanical Mini for Mac lists macOS 10.15 or later, iPadOS 14 or later and iOS 14 or later	Logi Bolt with Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.14 or later and ChromeOS; Bluetooth with the same plus iOS 11 or later and Android 8 or later (the product page lists macOS 10.15, iPadOS 13.4 and iOS 11 or later)
Software
Software	Logi Options+ (Windows and macOS) for Smart Actions, app-specific profiles, Fn key functions and backlight effects; Logitech Flow with a Flow-enabled Logitech mouse	Logi Options+ on Windows and macOS
Design
Weight
Weight	612 g (better)	779 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	312.6 × 131.55 × 26.1 mm	321.2 × 138.47 × 35.4 mm
Size
Size	–	321.2 × 138.47 × 35.4 mm; 779 g (Logitech's support specification gives 776 g)
Materials
Materials	Low-carbon aluminium top case; plastic parts include 47% certified post-consumer recycled plastic (36% on the Pale Gray Mac version)	ABS top and bottom case; PC light guide
Colours
Colours	Graphite; MX Mechanical Mini for Mac in Space Gray and Pale Gray	Blast, Daydream, Heartbreaker, Cosmos, Mist (colourways named on the UK product page)
In the box
In the box	Keyboard, Logi Bolt USB receiver, USB-A to USB-C charging cable, documentation; MX Mechanical Mini for Mac comes with a 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable and no receiver	Keyboard, two AAA batteries (pre-installed), Logi Bolt USB receiver, four extra emoji keys, pouch, documentation
Warranty
Warranty	2-year limited hardware warranty (UK)	2-year limited hardware warranty