Xiaomi Gaming Mouse 2 arrives with a flagship PixArt sensor and a budget price tag
Xiaomi has announced the Gaming Mouse 2, a new esports-oriented mouse built around the PixArt PAW3955XM sensor, targeting buyers who want precision hardware without the $100-plus price tag attached to Logitech and Razer flagships. The sensor tracks at up to 750 IPS with 60G acceleration, specs that match or exceed the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro. The catch: it's currently a China-exclusive, with no confirmed US or UK launch date.
The sensor story
The PAW3955XM is a top-tier optical sensor. At 750 IPS tracking speed, it won't lose the surface even during the sharpest wrist flick across a full-sized desk pad. The 60G acceleration figure exceeds what any human hand can actually generate, which means the sensor is never the bottleneck. Critically for competitive players, XimiTime reports the mouse ships with a 1% factory DPI calibration and no hardware acceleration — no software smoothing, no invisible corrections, just raw input. Maximum DPI tops out at 40,000, though most esports players run well below 3,200 in practice.
The Ukrainian source cited 4,000 DPI max, but multiple English-language tech outlets including Gizmochina confirm the figure is 40,000 DPI — consistent with the PAW3955XM's known spec sheet.
Price and availability
Xiaomi hasn't announced a retail price or global launch window. The predecessor, the Mouse X1, landed in September 2024 at 299 CNY — roughly $41 at the time — so the Gaming Mouse 2 could realistically land under $70 if Xiaomi holds the same strategy. That would put it well below the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 (~$99) and closer to the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro (~$70–80).
The design is symmetrical with two buttons on the left side. Weight, polling rate, and battery life remain unannounced — the polling rate is a notable gap, since Razer and Logitech both offer 8,000 Hz on their current flagships, and competitive buyers will want to know where Xiaomi lands.
What to watch for
Outside China, there's no distribution partner, no EUR or GBP pricing, and no launch timeline. Xiaomi's gaming peripherals have historically stayed within Chinese retail channels, so a global rollout isn't guaranteed. If the Gaming Mouse 2 does reach Amazon US or UK, it has a real case to make against the established names — assuming the missing specs hold up.
