Reviews for iPad mini Smart Cover - Dark Grey

There are so many poor ratings for the iPad Mini Smart Cover, but it's sleek, well designed, easy to use and fits the iPad Mini perfectly. I probably would not recommend it if your young child is going to use it (for fear of sticky fingerprints on the fabric side of the cover as much as damage to the iPad!)

A couple of tips - firstly, don't attempt to pick up or hold your iPad Mini by the cover, secondly, if you fold the cover inside out to form the stand, it won't collapse.

It isn't cheap but then neither is the iPad Mini - which you are already paying a premium for the gorgeous design and function - so it's a shame to compromise on the cover.

Finally, if you are concerned about the back or sides of your iPad Mini becoming scratched, well, if it does you can then buy one of the inferior covers to hide it!!

Overall, I am really pleased with mine.

No protection given to the back or sides of the iPad! There are plenty of other cases out there with the same folding magnetic design and hard shell for the back of the iPad, all of which are £10-£20 cheaper. Disappointed!

For Christmas I was given an iPad mini from my husband and was really excited! The first working day after christmas I went to the Apple store to buy a mini cover for it as I didn't want to ruin it as i had a friend who had dropped hers before and I didn't want that to happen to mine. So I bought the iPad mini cover in red, it seemed like a good design and I put my trust in the apple product. I got home and attached the magnetic cover and was using it for about an hour when I noticed the cover was leaving a mark on the screen so I tried wiping the screen whilst holding the ipad and the cover in both my hands. The next thing the iPad mini was on the floor screen down I was horrified!!!!! I picked it up and the glass screen was really smashed with a dent in the corner where the on/off buttons is and I was left holding the red iPad mini cover! It had detached itself!!!! The magnetic action was so weak it did not withstand me holding the cover only with the iPad attached so I am left with a smashed Christmas present because the design of the iPad mini is so weak!!!!! It easily detached!!!!! Fortunately it is still functioning but it looks awful now!!!!! I am meeting with Apple on Friday to discuss this disastrous situation!!! If I had known the magnetic fitting was so weak I would NEVER have bought it!!! The whole idea of buying the cover was to protect the screen but in fact it did quite the opposite!!!!!! I now own a smashed iPad mini!!!! Here's hoping for a good result with my meeting with Apple on Friday!!!! I would not recommend this product at all in fact I think they should take it off the market!!!!!

Poor design of hinge. Insufficient strength.
Not a patch on it's big brothers cover.

Better than the iPad version!

I have an iPad with a smart cover and it works really well. So when I ordered my iPad Mini I bought a Smart Cover at the same time.
Bad move!
The cover sits on the top of the Mini ok but when you try to fold it back to act as a stand the Mini collapses the first time you use it!!!
To add insult to injury when I contacted Apple Support to see if I somehow had a dud one their reply simply refered me to the FAQ section which if of no use at all. And when I arranged to speak to someone on an appointment call they failed to get back to me TWICE!!!
I like Apple products, I'm currently considering an iMac to replace my PC; and in the past have had good support: but this time Apple have really let the side down.
Come on Apple we all can't be wrong.

when using the cover as the stand, it is unstable and the device falls over when you touch the screen or use the side buttons. it is far less stable than using the smart cover on an ipad. although it works fine as long as you don't try to touch the screen when using the stand..

Fantastic product, clevery designed, and very much in the scheme of slim design of mini. I would have given it a 5 star but for the price, outrageous but I could afford it!
Word of warning - I bought the light grey first and had to return it. It shows every mark especially newspaper print marks from fingers, due to rubberised surface quite difficult to clean. I should have known but kidded myself i would keep it clean

Now first off let me say I received the case with with iPad and paid for neither so I am in no means moaning, but the case on the left side when in portrait mode where the hinge flap is loosens and leaves a gap when the flap is folded behind the iPad. I found this to be annoying as I would have to almost push it back in when finished on the iPad. However the good points it looks stylish and sleek it barely adds any bulk to the device, it keeps the device secure and safe when dropped. The wake up function of the magnet is great also but a problem with the folding stand is the viewing angle isn't the best and it doesn't feel as stable as other stands. My overall impression is that it is a great product if received as a gift but to pay 35 pounds for it is absurd when there are much better products on the market for a fraction of the cost.