Logitech G502 Review

[section_title title=”Performance”]Performance

Using the G502 gives the impression that there are two different ways to use the mouse. Firstly, there is a laid back grip that allows you to pan quite lazily and still hit the back/forwards, L/RMB and the scroll wheel. The scroll wheel itself has left and right scrolling too, to make sure you can be extra lazy. The other option for gripping the G502 is a more claw-like posture, which lets you keep your thumb on the sniper button and your index finger in reach of the DPI button at all times.

Speaking of the DPI (up) button, its placement can be problematic sometimes if you’re playing something with a lot of LMB clicking as the LMB button seamlessly transitions into the DPI button. Similarly, the sniper button requires very little force to press – for better or worse – and can sometimes result in you nerfing your DPI without meaning too. Overall, the G502 isn’t hard or uncomfortable to use but doesn’t feels as good as the impressive G602.

The in-game performance of the G502 is flawless, however. The sensor pick up is fine and the mouse suffers from no stutter like the Sensei Wireless did when switching between DPI settings. The sniper button is a massive boost to your FPS ability without a doubt and cements the G502 as an FPS mouse of choice at the very least. Logitech’s tuning facility deserves a shout out too, as even though I couldn’t qualify if it as definitely better, the calibrated mode definitely felt more natural on my day-to-day surface.

Physically the G502 isn’t as fleshed out as other mice I’ve reviewed and used before, but the G502 ships with something called ‘G-Shift’ that effectively doubles up the functionality of the mouse. When you press your assigned G-shit key (limited profile 3 only) the G502’s buttons all display their secondary function, as an example cut and undo are assigned under the default settings to back/forwards keys. The G-Shift option is a novel way of keeping the G502 competitive with less, and saves Logitech from trying to compensate hardware wise by putting physical buttons on the opposite side of the mouse in hard to reach areas. The G-Shift software earned its stripes in League of Legends by allowing me to shift some extra active item slots to the back/forwards buttons in the G-shift mode whilst also allowing me to retain smart pings and preset text macros in normal mode.