Logitech has unveiled the Mobi Fold, an $80 foldable mouse that promises to charge in sixty seconds for twenty-two hours of use. The device fits in a pocket and aims to compete in the portable peripherals market. However, the price raises eyebrows when a basic mouse costs ten dollars. The promise of ultra-fast charging sounds good, but it hides conditions that the buyer should know before reaching for their wallet.
The fine print of express charging and promised battery life 🧐
The one-minute charging trick requires a high-power USB-C PD charger, which is not included in the box. Without that adapter, the time extends to normal. The twenty-two hours of use are measured under laboratory conditions: with the sensor at low performance, without constant active Bluetooth connectivity, and in controlled temperature environments. In real-world use, with a mouse that needs to be folded and unfolded each time, the battery life drops to about twelve or fourteen hours. The folding technology is ingenious, but the price reflects not the cost of components, but the design margin.
Eighty bucks for a mouse that doesn't come with a charger 💸
The Mobi Fold is the rich cousin in the mouse family: it costs eight times more than a normal one, but doesn't even include the charger to take advantage of its only selling point. It's like buying an electric car and discovering that the fast charger is sold separately. The average person who buys it will get a nice folding shell, and then spend more time looking for the right charger than using the twenty-two hours of battery. In the end, you're paying for the luxury of saying you have a mouse that fits in your pants pocket, not for a technological revolution.