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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Shape
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Weight
    6. Hand Size Recommendation
    7. Wireless Versatility
    8. Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    9. Cable
    10. Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    11. Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    12. Mouse Feet
    13. In The Box
  5. Control
    1. Main Button
    2. Additional Buttons
    3. Click Latency
    4. CPI
    5. Sensor Latency
    6. Sensor Specifications
    7. Mouse Wheel
    8. Noise
  6. Operating System And Software
    1. Configuration Software
    2. Mouse Compatibility
  7. Comments

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small vs Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small

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Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Picture
ConnectivityWireless
Type
Standard
Default Weight
44.7 g
Ambidextrous
Shape Only
ConnectivityWireless
Type
Standard
Default Weight
44.5 g
Ambidextrous
Shape Only

Variants

  • Starlight-12 Small (Achilles)
  • Starlight-12 Small (Ares)
  • Starlight-12 Small (Hades)
  • Starlight-12 Small (Pegasus)
  • Starlight-12 Small (Zeus)
  • Starlight-12 Small (Phantom)

Review

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Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small

The Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small and the Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small are both ultra-light gaming mice. However, the Phantom is the newest release in this Starlight-12 lineup and features a new colorway and newer Kailh 8.0 switches on its L/R buttons. The Phantom also addresses some of the quality control issues that appear on the Starlight-12 Small, like the right-click button. In terms of performance, the Phantom and the Starlight-12 perform similarly well, but the Phantom has somewhat better click latency.

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Main Differences for
Work

Threshold 

0.10

Work 

6.5
7.3

Build Quality 
 

8.0
9.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Style Picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Style Picture

Type 
 

Standard
Standard

Coating 
 

Matte
Matte

Lighting Color  

No Lighting
No Lighting
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Shape  

3D Model  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small 3D Model
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small 3D Model

Length  

4.5" (115 mm)
4.6" (116 mm)

Width  

2.3" (60 mm)
2.3" (60 mm)

Height  

1.4" (35 mm)
1.4" (35 mm)

Grip Width 
 

56 mm
56 mm

Ambidextrous 
 

Shape Only
Shape Only

Left-Handed Friendly 
 

Yes
Yes

Finger Rest 
 

No
No
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Portability 
 

5.9
5.9

Portability picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Portability picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Portability picture

Box Volume 
 

14.71 in³ (241 cm³)
14.77 in³ (242 cm³)

Receiver Storing 
 

No
No

Build Quality 
 

8.0
9.0

Build quality picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Build quality picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Build quality picture
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Weight 
 

9.7
9.7

Minimum Weight Picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Minimum Weight Picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Minimum Weight Picture

Lowest Weight 
 

44.7 g
44.5 g

Default Weight 
 

44.7 g
44.5 g

Weight Distribution 
 

Centered
Centered

Extra Weights 
 

No
No
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Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Palm Grip Hand Recommendation

Claw Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Claw Grip Hand Recommendation

Fingertip Grip Hand Recommendation 
 

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Fingertip Grip Hand Recommendation

Left-Handed Friendly 
 

Yes
Yes

Ambidextrous 
 

Shape Only
Shape Only

Coating 
 

Matte
Matte

Finger Rest 
 

No
No
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Wireless Versatility 
 

7.2
7.2

Maximum Of Paired Devices 
 

1
1

Bluetooth 
 

No
No

Receiver 
 

Yes
Yes

Battery Type 
 

Rechargeable
Rechargeable

Use When Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

On/Off Activation 
 

Auto Off And On/Off Switch
Auto Off And On/Off Switch

Receiver Extender 
 

Yes
Yes

Battery Indicator  

Yes
Yes
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Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Palm Grip Picture

Small Hand 
 

Yes

Medium Hand 
 

Yes

Large Hand 
 

No

X.Large Hand 
 

No
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Cable 
 

9.0
9.0

Cable Video  

Connectivity  

Wireless
Wireless

Cable Length 
 

5.9 ft (1.8 m)
5.9 ft (1.8 m)

Cable Type 
 

Paracord-like
Paracord-like

Permanent Kink 
 

No
No

Port Type: Mouse End 
 

Micro USB
Micro USB

Port Type: PC End 
 

USB
USB
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Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Claw Grip Picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Claw Grip Picture

Small Hand 
 

Yes

Medium Hand 
 

Yes

Large Hand 
 

No

X.Large Hand 
 

No
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Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation  
 

Fingertip Grip Picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Fingertip Grip Picture

Small Hand  
 

Yes

Medium Hand 
 

Yes

Large Hand 
 

Yes

X.Large Hand  
 

No
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Mouse Feet 
 

9.0
9.0

Mouse Feet picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Mouse Feet picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Mouse Feet picture

Gliding Experience 
 

Very Good
Very Good

Material 
 

Virgin Grade PTFE
Virgin Grade PTFE

Extra Included 
 

No
No
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In The Box 
 

In the box picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small In the box picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small In the box picture
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Control

Main Button 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Force/Distances Graph  

See details on graph tool

Switch Type 
 

Mechanical

Switch Model 
 

Omron D2FC-F-7N(20M)

Additional Buttons 
 

4.2
4.2

Buttons Picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Buttons Picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Buttons Picture

Total Number Of Buttons 
 

6
6

Number Of Side Buttons 
 

2
2

Number Of Programmable Inputs  
 

0
0

Profile Switching Button 
 

No
No

Gesture Support 
 

No
No
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Click Latency 
 

7.8
8.9

Latency Testing While Gaming  

Latency Data  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Expected Connection 
 

8.7 ms
4.2 ms

Wired 
 

8.0 ms
3.4 ms

Receiver 
 

8.7 ms
4.2 ms

Bluetooth 
 

N/A
N/A
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CPI 
 

9.6
9.1

CPI Video  

CPI Graph  

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SRAV Close-Up  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small SRAV Close-Up
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small SRAV Close-Up

SRAV @ 1600 CPI 
 

0.02%
-0.25%

SRAV @ 800 CPI 
 

-0.21%
0.25%

SRAV @ 400 CPI 
 

-0.17%
0.33%

SRAV @ Fixed CPI 
 

N/A
N/A

Precision Error Between Speeds 
 

0.35%
0.49%

Precision Error Between CPI 
 

0.36%
0.46%

Worst Tracking Error 
 

7.81%
3.13%

Minimum CPI 
 

400 CPI
400 CPI

Maximum CPI 
 

3,200 CPI
3,200 CPI

CPI Adjustment Steps 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor Latency 
 

8.4
8.4

Sensor Latency Demonstration  

Sensor Latency Transition Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Sensor Latency CPI Graph  

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Delay To Start Of Movement 
 

16.9 ms
16.7 ms

Delay At Half Movement 
 

5.2 ms
5.3 ms

Delay To End Of Movement 
 

6.1 ms
6.1 ms

Sensor Specifications 
 

Sensor Technology 
 

Optical (LED)
Optical (LED)

Sensor Model 
 

Finalsensor
Finalsensor

Works On Glass 
 

No
No

Minimum Lift Off Distance 
 

1.2 mm
1.2 mm

Maximum Polling Rate 
 

1000 Hz
1000 Hz
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Mouse Wheel 
 

Mouse wheel picture  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Small Mouse wheel picture
Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Mouse wheel picture

Scroll Wheel Type 
 

Notched Wheel
Notched Wheel

Scroll Wheel Steps 
 

24 Steps
24 Steps

Scroll Wheel Tilt 
 

No
No

Thumb Wheel Type 
 

No
No

Thumb Wheel Steps 
 

No Thumb Wheel
No Thumb Wheel
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Noise  

Noise Video  

Click Noise 
 

Loud
Loud
Operating System And Software

Configuration Software 
 

Software Tour  

Software Name  

No software
No software

Software Windows Compatibility 
 

No
No

Software macOS Compatibility 
 

No
No

On-Board Memory 
 

No
No

CPI (DPI) Adjustment  
 

No
No

Polling Rate Adjustment 
 

No
No

Profile Configuration 
 

No
No

Profile Auto-Switching 
 

No

Software settings screenshot  

Finalmouse Starlight-12 Phantom Small Software settings screenshot

RGB On/Off 
 

No RGB
No RGB

Account Needed 
 

No Software
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Mouse Compatibility 
 

10
10

Windows Compatibility  

Fully
Fully

macOS Compatibility  

Fully
Fully
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