Looks

Both in terms of looks and physical design, the most palpable change is the lack of holes at the sides. While a few remain at the front, the main grip area is now entirely devoid of them on both sides. No changes have been made to the top. Below are some additional impressions of the mouse.

Build Quality

Overall build quality is solid. There is a minor rattle when shaking the mouse. When applying lateral pressure, no creaking or flexing of the shell can be observed. Activating the side buttons by squeezing the sides is impossible. Lastly, no accidental clicks occur when slamming down the mouse, irrespective of the set debounce time.

Buttons

Main buttons on the Xlite Wireless V2 are still very good. Both the left and right button have some pre-travel, while post-travel is moderate on the left and low on the right one. The button response is firm and pleasing, yet due to the bottom plate now being more of a resonator, the feedback is more mechanical compared to the V1, which was more muted. Button stiffness is medium. A set of Kailh GM 8.0 (80 M) switches is used.


Side buttons are still very good. Both pre and post-travel are virtually nonexistent, resulting in a very firm and snappy button response, which is further complemented by the pressure point being perfectly even across the entirety of these. Feedback again is not as muted as on the V1. Button placement is good as actuation is possible quite easily by rolling one's thumb across. A pair of tactile switches from MWK is used.

At the bottom of the mouse is a simple on/off-switch, which works just fine.

Scroll Wheel

The scroll wheel is still good. Noise levels are appreciably low, but tactility is somewhat lacking, though I didn't experience any accidental scrolling. The encoder comes from F-Switch (brown, pink core) and has a height of 14 mm. The middle (scroll wheel) click now requires medium force for actuation. Surprisingly, a Huano switch (blue plunger) is still used for this one.


Compared to the V1, the wheel has been raised by 1 mm on the V2.

Surface

The Xlite Wireless V2 has a smooth matte surface all over. It doesn't attract fingerprints, dirt, or the likes too much. It is easy to clean, and there are no signs of wear left after doing so. All in all, excellent materials.

Button Sound Test

Disassembly

Disassembling the Xlite Wireless V2 is easy. After removing the rear skate and the two screws beneath it, top and bottom shell can be separated, the former of which is clipped in at the front and sides. Compared to the V1, dislodging the clips required more force.

Much like on the wired Xlite, the internal design is incredibly efficient. Doing without a dedicated CPI button allowed Pulsar to make do with a single PCB. The side buttons are mounted vertically atop the PCB, which is very thin to save as much weight as possible. Four screws in total are used to affix the PCB to the bottom shell. The MCU is a CompX CX52850.


As for the soldering and general quality of the PCB, I'm unable to find any noteworthy flaws.