Logitech G502 X PLUS: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
The PLUS in this G502's name buys three things the plain G502 X lacks: a wireless radio, a battery and RGB lighting. Wireless charging comes with them, and it is the part that makes the rest easy to live with.
The body is large and right-handed, shaped for a palm or claw grip, with thirteen buttons, a wheel that switches between free spin and ratchet, and a tilt for sideways scrolling. The layout is the same as on the wired G502 X, so a player moving from one to the other knows where everything is. Connection runs through a wireless dongle or over a cable, which also charges it through USB-C. There is no Bluetooth, so switching to a laptop means moving the dongle. Onboard memory stores profiles, and the software sets the lighting.
With a compatible Logitech charging mat under it, the mouse tops up whenever it sits on the pad, so the modest battery rating only counts away from that desk. Without the mat, it charges like any other wireless mouse, and the lighting shortens each charge. It is heavier than the plain G502 X, and the extra grams come from the radio and the battery. Its sensor is the HERO 25K, rated for 40 G of acceleration, and its tracking speed is low for a gaming sensor, a poor match for low-sensitivity shooters who move the mouse across the whole pad.
The G502 X PLUS is for someone with a large right hand, a long list of commands to bind and a desk they want free of cables. It asks for a charging mat to be at its best, and it gives back a mouse that never needs to be plugged in.
Category strengths
Where the Logitech G502 X PLUS beats the median
- More buttons ?13 vs 6 (median)
- Has horizontal scrolling ?
- Has free-spin scroll wheel ?
- Has wireless charging ?
- Has RGB lighting ?
Where the Logitech G502 X PLUS trails the median
- A lower max tracking speed ?400 IPS vs 650 IPS (median)
- A heavier build ?106 g vs 89 g (median)
- A lower max acceleration ?40 G vs 50 G (median)
How this VS Score was computed
Score 57: each known spec is measured against the median of all mice (83 products), then weighted; 50 means level with that median. In classes of six or more, a value beyond the class’s 10th–90th percentile range counts as that limit, so one extreme product cannot set the scale. 75% of the scoreable weight could be used; unknown values, features not applicable to this class and proxies (battery capacity where a rated life exists) add or remove nothing.
| Specification | This product | Cohort median | Score weight | Points moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons | 13 — capped at the class’s upper range (12) | 6 | 0.6 | +30.0 |
| Max tracking speed | 400 | 650 | 0.8 | −15.2 |
| USB-C charging | Yes | 68% of the class have it | 0.3 | +15.0 |
| Horizontal scrolling | Yes | 46% of the class have it | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| Free-spin scroll wheel | Yes | 36% of the class have it | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| Wireless charging | Yes | 18% of the class have it | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| RGB lighting | Yes | 48% of the class have it | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| Weight | 106 | 89 | 1 | −8.0 |
| Max acceleration | 40 | 50 | 0.4 | −4.0 |
| Max sensitivity | 25,600 | 25,600 | 1 | +0.0 |
| Polling rate | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Grip styles | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Connection | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Wireless polling rate | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Battery life | 130 | 130 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
Not scored: Adjustable lift-off distance (unknown: not scored); Click latency (unknown: not scored); Switch lifespan (unknown: not scored); Debounce adjustment (unknown: not scored); Battery capacity (unknown: not scored); Quick charge (unknown: not scored); Onboard memory (standard for the class (88% have it)); Software customization (standard for the class (98% have it)); Adjustable weights (not applicable: only 2% of this class have it).
Editor’s note
The G502 X PLUS is the wireless, illuminated version of Logitech's thirteen-button mouse, and it solves the one problem that afflicts mice this well equipped.
That problem is charging. A mouse with 13 buttons, RGB lighting and a wireless link gets used heavily and drains accordingly: 130 hours here, respectable but not months. This one supports wireless charging, so on a compatible mat it tops up whenever it is sitting still, and the battery stops being something you think about.
The rest is the G502 layout in full: thirteen programmable buttons, a wheel that free-spins for flying through long lists and locks for precise clicks, tilt for horizontal scrolling, PTFE feet and onboard memory. The LIGHTFORCE switches are hybrid optical-mechanical, so they feel mechanical but cannot wear into a double-click fault.
At 106 g it is 15 g lighter than the wired G502 HERO and 17 g heavier than the plain G502 X, and the radio, battery and lighting account for that second gap. The sensor is HERO 25K at 25,600 DPI with 400 IPS tracking, which is the lowest tracking figure among the gaming mice here and relevant only at very low sensitivity.
Polling is 1,000 Hz wired and wireless.
Buy it if you want the full button count without a cable and will use a charging mat. Buy the plain G502 X if lighting does not matter: it is lighter and cheaper for the same layout.
Specifications
Quality bars show where each figure sits between the lowest and highest of the 83 mice this VS Score is measured against.
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Design & handling
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Sources and verification
Where the specifications come from
- Official product pagelogitechg.com
Verification
- First published
- Specifications last checked
- Sheet completeness
- 27 of 34 specifications verified; the rest show as Unknown and are never estimated or scored
- Page type
- Product specification page — Compiled from the manufacturer’s published specifications and the cited sources; this is not a hands-on test.
- Basis
- Research-based: specifications and editorial text were compiled from the documents listed here and the manufacturer’s published data. We have not tested this unit ourselves; where independent measurements are mentioned they belong to the linked publication.
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The bottom line
The Logitech G502 X PLUS earns a VS Score of 57, above the median of the 83 mice it is measured against (a score of 50 is level with that median).
- Who it’s for
- Someone who binds a lot of commands to the mouse, wants no cable, and will keep a compatible charging mat under it so the battery stops mattering.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Low-sensitivity shooter players who aim with wide, fast swipes. It is heavy for that, and its sensor has a low tracking ceiling for a gaming mouse.
- The trade-off that matters
- Weight is the price of the lighting and the radio. Over a long evening a heavy mouse tires the arm, and no software setting changes it.
- The main alternative
- Logitech G502 X: the same thirteen-button layout, lighter and cheaper, if a cable and no lighting are acceptable
The VS Score is calculated from the weighted specifications above, each measured against the median of comparable mice — a shortlisting guide, not a substitute for your own priorities. See how we score.
