# SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium: specs and price compared

A sourced, side-by-side comparison of the SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless (SteelSeries) and Pulsar X2 V2 Medium (Pulsar) among gaming mice. Pulsar X2 V2 Medium is the cheaper of the two at $99.95.

## Side by side

| Spec | SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless | Pulsar X2 V2 Medium |
| --- | --- | --- |
| US price | $109.99 | $99.95 |
| Brand | SteelSeries | Pulsar |
| Released | 2022-01 | 2023-09 |
| Sensor (dpi) | 18000 | 26000 |
| Weight (g) | 74 | 53 |
| Connectivity | 2.4 GHz Quantum 2.0 wireless + Bluetooth 5.0 | 2.4 GHz wireless + USB-C wired |
| Buttons | 9 | 6 |
| Polling (Hz) | 1000 | 4000 |
| Battery hr | 180 | 100 |
| Switch type | Golden Micro IP54 | Pulsar optical |

## Key differences

- Sensor (dpi): SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless 18000 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium 26000
- Weight (g): SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless 74 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium 53
- Connectivity: SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless 2.4 GHz Quantum 2.0 wireless + Bluetooth 5.0 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium 2.4 GHz wireless + USB-C wired
- Buttons: SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless 9 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium 6
- Polling (Hz): SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless 1000 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium 4000
- Battery hr: SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless 180 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium 100
- Switch type: SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless Golden Micro IP54 vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium Pulsar optical

## What reviewers say

**SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless** — After verification, two of the draft's sources survive: Tom's Guide (which physically tested battery) and TechRadar (which reviewed the mouse but ran no drain test). TechPowerUp was dropped because the fetched URL returned only the review's intro page, leaving its cited weight/battery/latency figures and quotes unverifiable; RTINGS was JS-only. Both surviving sources praise the Aerox 5 Wireless as a light, well-built, versatile 9-button mouse with a fast, accurate sensor; Tom's Guide adds smooth PTFE glide. The headline flaw is battery: Tom's Guide measured only ~12 hours at 1,000Hz with RGB enabled versus the 180h claim. Both note it is expensive (~$140). (2 sourced reviews.)

**Pulsar X2 V2 Medium** — Only one whitelisted hands-on review was checked: TechPowerUp's Pulsar X2V2 (Feb 2024). The fetched page returned only the Introduction/Specifications page of the 9-page review, so the sole draft claim verifiable against the retrieved text was the 1.80 m braided cable spec. All three quotes and the click-latency, motion-delay and Perfect Control Speed figures live on sub-pages that were not in the fetched text and could not be confirmed, so they were dropped. TechPowerUp's tested unit was also the Size 1 (Mini) variant, not the Size 2 Medium under review. (1 sourced review.)

## Sources

- SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless: https://www.steelseries.com/gaming-mice/aerox-5-wireless (steelseries.com, verified 2026-06-15)
- Pulsar X2 V2 Medium: https://www.pulsar.gg/collections/x2/products/x2v2-gaming-mouse (pulsar.gg, verified 2026-06-15)

Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/gear/gaming-mice/steelseries-aerox-5-wireless-vs-pulsar-x2v2-medium/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless ($109.99) vs Pulsar X2 V2 Medium ($99.95) — sourced spec-by-spec comparison at https://frontdeskreview.com/gear/gaming-mice/steelseries-aerox-5-wireless-vs-pulsar-x2v2-medium/
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