As part of the Aurora Peripherals Collection (opens in new tab), the Logitech G705 was designed with inclusivity at its heart. Its main appeal is that it is smaller and lighter than many gaming mice, and it comes in colors other than pure black. And while it is very welcome that peripherals are finally being designed with us small-handed humans in mind, it feels a little strange to pay $100 (£90) for what is essentially half a mouse.

Now, that's a bit of an exaggeration, not that it's actually a bad mouse, but that it's suitable for a certain kind of gamer. Let me explain.

This mouse is incredibly small. Even with my tiny hands, this mouse is clearly not enough. At 39mm tall, 68mm wide, and 106mm long, it is only a few millimeters smaller than Logitech's already small G5 gaming mouse, and is genuinely one of the smallest mice I have ever seen.

My hands are roughly 170mm x 75mm, and I tend to drag my wrists, so I don't have much of a grip on the mouse. It is also a bit small for my fingernail and palm gripping area, but can be gripped with fingertips, which those with hands smaller than mine might appreciate more.

Still, we are looking at a sleek little mouse with gorgeous, cloud-like beauty. Ergonomically, the G705 feels like soap in your hand, and with its gentle slope, beautifully rounded edges, and curvature rivaling that of a Buddha, it is truly an ethereal mouse. The thumb rest is always a nice touch. While it adds to the rounded appearance, it does make the thumb rest sway when you press it, and the sensor detects that as movement. Basically, if you have a lot of thumb strain, you might want to consider a different mouse.

Logitech professes a 40-hour battery life with the lights on, which I can totally attest to. I'm not gaming 8 hours a day, just writing odd articles and playing games at night, but I've been using it for a week and a half and have only had to charge it once; the RGB lighting may not be the most accurate, but it is very, albeit limited to the back edge of the palm plate. Pretty.

Some gaming mice, like the Logitech G604 Lightspeed, have a 240-hour battery life, which always seems a bit excessive to me. I've never been away from an outlet that long and my laptop would have been dead in an hour anyway.

Of course, the size of the battery is limited by the reduced shell, but it is lighter, down to 85g. This means that it is now easier for competitive gamers to carry around in FPS games, but as we will discuss later, competitive gamers may not be too pleased with this sensor. It's not as heavy as the 66g SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless (open in new tab) at the top of our guide to the best light gaming mice (open in new tab), and it's twice as heavy as the absolute lightest mouse, but at least you don't have to put up with an ugly, smudge-prone honeycomb hole pattern But at least you don't have to put up with the clunky, smudgy honeycomb hole pattern. I'm glad Logitech didn't pander to the trend, as I think such aesthetic choices detract from the essence of the mouse.

Still half the story, some may be disappointed that a Lightsync sensor is used as opposed to the 25K Logitech Hero sensor. That means it only gets 8,200 DPI, which isn't as accurate as the top mice with 16,000+ DPI. In our tests, there was a lot of variability in the consistency of polling rates compared to mice with the Hero sensor. Overall, however, the average gamer should not notice much difference.

However, Logitech missed one trick. One of the main attractions of the Aurora collection is its modularity: the top palm plate comes off to allow access to the dongle cube hole, but it is not really interchangeable. Unfortunately, the only accessory for the G705 is a brightly colored mouse pad available in White Mist, Pink Dawn, and Green Flash, which adds $30 (and does not come with wireless charging or other fancy features). This mouse would lose a major selling point for the Aurora series.

The cable that comes with the mouse is very stiff, which is a little disappointing. Given that it is such a small mouse, it is a bit hard to compete with the thicker cables. That said, the USB Type-C support is great, and there are options for wireless connectivity via Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi dongle. It also doesn't have a proprietary shape that limits it to hard cables, so you can always replace it with a decent cable. Still, at this price, I wanted something a little more practical.

The Logitech G705 is already available in the UK for £84. For Americans, the situation is a little different. Sure, it's portable, has good battery life, and fits neatly into an ergonomic niche, but there's little to rave about.

Though quite lovely to look at.