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Seriously, they should bring smart folio back. The one that doesn't have the unnecessary backside but only the side and the front cover.

user_7832 4y ago
Do you have an image or link of which one this is? > Seriously, they should bring smart folio back. The one that doesn't have the unnecessary backside but only the side and the front cover.
- Jtsummers 4y ago
  I think they mean the Smart Cover option. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ4L2ZM/A/ipad-smart-cover-charcoal-gray https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ4L2ZM/A/ipad-smart-cove... Magnetically attached to an edge, only covers the front when "closed", the back when open, or can be folded up to provide a stand.
  - user_7832 4y ago
    Thanks! It looks like it can't cover the back fully the way it covers the front, right? IE the back part is only as a stand and not for protection.
    - Jtsummers 4y ago
      Sort of correct, it only covers the front or the back (exclusive or), not both simultaneously. So when it's being used as a hand-held tablet the back will be covered, but when it's used as a stand the back is mostly uncovered, and when the front is covered the back is uncovered.
jbellis 4y ago
Did they discontinue smart folio keyboard? Magic Keyboard is almost 2x as heavy.
- kstrauser 4y ago
  No, they fortunately still sell it: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXNL2LL/A/smart-keyboard-folio-for-ipad-pro-129-inch-6th-generation-us-english https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXNL2LL/A/smart-keyboard-... It's my favorite case.
gumby 4y ago
I really miss that too! Unfortunately iPads now stupidly have a camera bump
gubikmic 4y ago
This! (you mean the Smart Cover though) Apple is pretending weight doesn't matter. They're all clunkers, even the "Air", once you add the keyboard. My old 12" iPad Pro with the Smart Cover is still lighter than any of the new combos and yet it's heavy compared to certain Android tablets of the same size. They're awfully heavy for a device that I treat like a dynamic book.
- can16358p 4y ago
  You're right. I messed up the naming and I can't edit the comment anymore. Yes I mean Smart Cover.

user_7832 4y ago

Do you have an image or link of which one this is? > Seriously, they should bring smart folio back. The one that doesn't have the unnecessary backside but only the side and the front cover.

Jtsummers 4y ago
I think they mean the Smart Cover option. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ4L2ZM/A/ipad-smart-cover-charcoal-gray https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ4L2ZM/A/ipad-smart-cove... Magnetically attached to an edge, only covers the front when "closed", the back when open, or can be folded up to provide a stand.
- user_7832 4y ago
  Thanks! It looks like it can't cover the back fully the way it covers the front, right? IE the back part is only as a stand and not for protection.
  - Jtsummers 4y ago
    Sort of correct, it only covers the front or the back (exclusive or), not both simultaneously. So when it's being used as a hand-held tablet the back will be covered, but when it's used as a stand the back is mostly uncovered, and when the front is covered the back is uncovered.

jbellis 4y ago

Did they discontinue smart folio keyboard? Magic Keyboard is almost 2x as heavy.

kstrauser 4y ago
No, they fortunately still sell it: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXNL2LL/A/smart-keyboard-folio-for-ipad-pro-129-inch-6th-generation-us-english https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXNL2LL/A/smart-keyboard-... It's my favorite case.

gumby 4y ago

I really miss that too! Unfortunately iPads now stupidly have a camera bump

gubikmic 4y ago

This! (you mean the Smart Cover though) Apple is pretending weight doesn't matter. They're all clunkers, even the "Air", once you add the keyboard. My old 12" iPad Pro with the Smart Cover is still lighter than any of the new combos and yet it's heavy compared to certain Android tablets of the same size. They're awfully heavy for a device that I treat like a dynamic book.

can16358p 4y ago
You're right. I messed up the naming and I can't edit the comment anymore. Yes I mean Smart Cover.