Packaging

Aside from the mouse, one finds a USB Type-C to Type-A cable, wireless dongle, wireless extender, and quick start guide in the box.

Weight

My scale shows around 73 g (+/- 1 g), which is slightly less than the weight cited by SteelSeries. Compared to the wired Aerox 5, the Aerox 5 Wireless merely adds 7 g, which is entirely due to the battery. Given its feature set and size, the Aerox 5 Wireless thus is among the lightest mice in its class.

Cable

The Aerox 5 Wireless comes with a paracord-like, braided charging cable (USB Type-A to Type-C). There is no anchor at the mouse-end of the cable, so the cable may come loose during use, though it is unlikely because of how tightly it sits. In terms of flexibility, it is roughly on par with the charging cable of the Aerox 3 Wireless; i.e., not as flexible as the charging cables of the ASUS ROG or Glorious wireless offerings, but much more flexible than that of the Razer DeathAdder V2 Pro. Accordingly, the Aerox 5 Wireless can be used as if it were a wired mouse with barely if any perceivable difference in terms of handling compared to an actually wired mouse. The cable is 2.05 m long.

The charging cable also functions as an extension cable if used in conjunction with the wireless extender. The wireless extender can be used to keep the distance between dongle and mouse as short as possible. Since the mouse itself lacks a storage compartment for the dongle, the extender can also simply be used as something to attach the dongle to, which reduces the likelihood of the dongle being lost when traveling. That having been said, the dongle is huge, so losing it is not as likely.

Feet

The feet on the Aerox 5 Wireless are non-dyed pure PTFE (Teflon) feet with slightly rounded edges. Glide is excellent and thickness average. Upon closer inspection, one can see that the feet appear more translucent than most others, which is due to little to no dye being used. The ring around the sensor ensures CPI stay consistent upon applying vertical pressure.