SteelSeries Rival 5 VS Logitech G502 Hero - Which is the better gaming

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MeinMMO has the SteelSeries Rival 5 and the Logitech G502 Hero for you compared the test and tells you which mouse is suitable for which player best.

The essentials in brief:

• The SteelSeries Rival 5 and the Logitech G502 Hero set both for right-handed all-rounder is the means., Found that these mice are for each genre.
• Both mice are priced close together: The G502 Hero gets her date of 55 euros, the Rival 5 gets her for 65 euros.
• While the G502 Hero better in practice is total in his hand, is primarily the low weight of the Rival 5 is a strong plus.

That's the point: The Rival 5 had introduced a gaming mouse SteelSeries, can play with it all genres to: Battle Royale, FPS, MOBA and MMOs - all games can you play with it easily can.

Logitech currently stands at the position of strong all-rounder on the Mice market successful G502 (Hero). SteelSeries had in his mind aware of his new Rival 5 compared with the G502 and puts the accent on the low weight.

MeinMMO now, both the G502 Hero use it extensively in practice Rival 5 extensively compared in test and and. In our article we present to you the two mice before and compare them.

Finally, the conclusion we tell you which gaming mouse has performed better in the test.

Design

In this section we deal with the design of Rival 5 and the Logitech G502 Hero. As the mice look like? We look at the RGB lighting and explain whether the mice as indicators (lights) for DPI settings offer.

SteelSeries Rival 5

This is what the Rival from 5: The mouse from SteelSeries is based on a simple black. Only the Sniper button at the height of the thumb stands out with a light gray clearly from the otherwise black mouse from.

The SteelSeries Rival 5 offers an extensive lighting. The mouse has a large and dynamic logo on the lower half and also offers two large light strip on the left and right on the edge. In addition, the mouse wheel is illuminated. All the lighting can be adjusted via software.

Provide it with the DPI level by means of the DPI button to, will momentarily switch the illumination on a clear color tone (yellow, red, purple, blue), and thus indicates the change. The next time you click the color changes back to the set RGB lighting.

Logitech G502 Hero

So does the G502 Hero: Logitech gaming mouse is also designed in a simple black. With the G502 Special Edition and the G502 K / DA edition, there are now two other design variants, but both are considerably more expensive than the black version.

In terms of RGB lighting, the G502 Hero is restrained. When Logitech G502 Hero only the small logo on the left side and an indicator is illuminated. This indicates three lights, which is currently set DPI level.

Conclusion on Design

This is our impression: Overall, the lighting is clearly dominant in the Rival 5 than the G502 Hero. The RGB lighting is very elegant and precipitated us well. The lighting never aggressive or disruptive, when about gambles in a dark room.

The design of the Rival 5 seemed altogether more modern and more aggressive than in the more conservative G502 Hero.

Winner SteelSeries Rival 5

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feel, buttons and Technology

In this section we look at the structure and technology of the two gaming mice. We go to the sensor, the keys and the processing and comparing finally the two devices together.

SteelSeries Rival 5

This offers the Rival 5: On the top are two mouse buttons, a scroll wheel and a DPI Shift. On the left side (thumb side), a large switch that protrudes just above the keys Back and Forward is.

The toggle switch is useful if you have to quickly switch between the weapons in a game. It is also good for general purposes, such as setting the volume or other additional functions. At the front left is a sniper button, the so-called sniper button.

The thumb button is often referred to as a sniper button or sniper key. It serves to temporarily reduce the DPI value of the mouse. Above all, FPS players should facilitate headshots.

On this technique, the Rival 5: In the Rival 5, the in-house Truemove Air sensor is used. With a resolution of 18,000 dpi, an acceleration of 40g and a scan rate of 1000 Hz per millisecond, the sensor keeps with other mice with other mice. The switches under the buttons are aligned to 80 million clicks.

Logitech G502 HERO

This offers the G502 HERO: On the top there are two mouse buttons and a clickable scroll wheel with two buttons underneath; One is the macro button, the other is mechanically, so you can choose between solid and endless scroll wheel feel.

On the left side there are two pairs of macro buttons - two single buttons sitting next to your index finger, and two lower side buttons that reached her with the thumb. Front left is still a sniper button.

Logitech has numbered each button and labeled, which does not matter in practice because the numbers are neither illuminated nor noticeable.

This technique sets the G502 HERO: Logitech installed in the G502 Hero its Hero sensor. With a resolution of 16,000 dpi, which has been increased with a software update to 25,600, an acceleration of 40G, as well as a scan rate of 1000 Hz per millisecond, Logitech offers the current best sensor from its own house.

Conclusion on Haptics and Technology

This is our impression: The surface of the Rival 5 is rougher and not as smooth as the G502 Hero. This ensures a pleasant grip while gambling and clicking the mouse buttons.

Logitech has decided for rubberized side surfaces to provide an extra grip. In practice, these are non-slip, in the Rival 5 we have never missed such gums. The harsh surface of the Rival 5 Like us better than the smooth surface of the G502 Hero.

Both at the Rival 5 and the G502 Hero you can discover fingerprints after a strenuous gaming session. The surfaces act slightly bacon after the session, fingerprints can be seen on the black surface.

Winner: Draw

Weight

The Logitech G502 weighs 121 grams (wired variant) while the SteelSeries Rival 5 comes with 85 grams. In size, the mice hardly differ in weight, the G502 Hero acts heavier and massive.

Basically, the Logitech G502 Hero still has the opportunity to increase the weight with extra weights by up to 16 grams. I myself do this option but almost never use.

How big is the difference? The weight difference is clearly clear. As someone who liked to admitted with heavy and powerful mice like the Roccat Kone Aimo Remastered or the G502 Hero plays, you realize the difference in practice.

Especially if you can choose several hours a bit, the lower weight of the rival 5 acts as a pleasant relief of the wrist. Above all, this has the advantage that I can move the mouse over long distances without hurting my hand when I have a very long time in the CLAW-GRIP or fingertip grip.

Anyone who works with high DPI numbers and few, small movements on the mouse pad, which is likely to feel the weight difference less than someone who pushes the mouse big routes over the mouse pad.

Winner: SteelSeries Rival 5

You can find this on the next page: On the next page we go for more details of the Rival 5 and the G502 Hero. In doing so, software, sliding properties, ergonomics, grebypus and price of the mice are used.

In addition, we then explain to you which mouse wins the duel in the end. Finally, we explain which mouse is most appropriate for which user.