Reviews for iPad mini Smart Cover - Dark Gray

Just got my new iPad mini and bought this cover with it. I find the cover to be in the way most of the time and the connection to the iPad Mini is weak. First hour I owned it I was showing to a friend who attempted to flip the cover to a stand and in the process the cover detached and the mini fell a short distance to the floor which cracked the screen. Not the cover's fault exactly but it interferes with having a good grip on the device and pulls away from the mini with the slightest pull. The iPad mini is fragile. I've dropped my iPhone a hundred times in the same way with no damage. Spend your money on a cover that will actually provide a good grip and protection in a short fall.

I am writing this review, because I think most of the comments here are not accurate. I got my ipad mini a couple weeks ago, and as I was looking for a cover, I read all the bad reviews on the apple smart cover. They almost made me walk away from this product. When I went to the store to pick up my ipad, I asked if they had an open cover so I could try it. They told me that they did not have any open ones, but if I bought one, and did not like it, I had until January to return it. So I decided to try it.
Well, IT WORKS GREAT! It does not move, slip, detach, etc. I have no idea what all the people complaining are doing with theirs, but I have had no issues with mine. Try it, it works very well.

I've been a Smart Cover user for the full-sized iPad since its release and love it.

While this Smart Case may look like that product, it's very different.

My biggest gripes were the following:

1) the cover is rather loose fitting. When in a bag, it never seemed to stay put and keep my mini locked. When sitting closed on a desk, you could often see a gap under it on the front of the screen. When you open it and put the cover on the back of the device, it slides around/rotates a few degrees, causing it to be awkward in your hands.

2) It's very weak. For the life of me, I couldn't get it to work well as a stand. On anything other than a flat/hard/steady surface, it fell apart.

I'm currently without a solution for protecting my mini, but I can wholeheartedly say this is not the answer. I've owned nearly everything Apple for a decade now and this is the first return I've made.

Of course it's over-priced, but at least it doesn't protect the Ipad. I find it detaches from the Ipad too easily which has caused a few close calls (dropping) during the first weeks of owning this cover. It is slim, and adds very little to the dimensions of the Ipad, which is nice.

Bought two of these for ipad minis I bought and tested one out and nearly dropped my ipad several times! The magnetic attachment is not strong enough it easily slps out of your hand if you hold it while its folded. They should make the same case for the minis as they do with the regular ipad with the backing attachment and all. I had to return one of mine for another case that apple doesn't sell. Worst item design ever.

Dont buy this excuse for an ipad mini case, just go with a dodo or speck those guys are getting better. Got this with my ipad mini, doesnt stand very well, falls when in landscape mode a lot... i take it to class with me a lot of times and the case always tends to fall off. the magnet is very poor and is not like the Ipad smart cover. it doesnt even cover the back. Just buy something from a third party rather than this case.

I own an iPad 2 and loved the smart cover because of how it protected the iPad screen. I am the type of person where I do not like a lot of accessories, "less is more" type of guy.

So when I bought my iPad mini, I immediately bought the smart cover and it only took a couple of minutes for me to decide that is was a poorly design product. It was very light weight and when I laid the cover flat on the iPad mini, part of the cover stood up. There was no way to keep it down.

Luckily apple has a good return policy. I was just really disappointed because I wanted a smart cover but I ended up going to amazon and buying a leather case for my iPad mini for half the price.

I got my mini and also got smart cover. First of all, I was afraid to buy this item(smart cover) because most reviews that i read were negative comment on this. In fact, smart cover looks fine in my opinion, and the price is kind of expensive. However, I give this five stars because there is nothing wrong with this item. Also, it is just a smart cover,and it only protects the screen. So, if you look for the entire protection for your ipad, this one is not working at all. But, if you only look for protecting the screen, then this one works well.

For what it's designed to be, I feel like this is perfect. No metal parts means no scuffing your ipad (had that happen with my ipad 2). It attaches easily, detaches easily, and is perfect for keeping your screen from getting scratched. This DOES NOT protect the back of the ipad, but the negative reviews citing this "problem" didn't do their homework first.

Unlike other reviewers, mine lays perfectly flat on my screen when closed. It folds easily, and the magnets help to keep it folded. They also help keep it folded back behind the device. The material, to me, feels identical to that on the big ipad covers.

I own three other cases that provide front and back protection, but this is the one I keep coming back to for daily use. Light, functional, sleek. It's certainly engineered by Apple. Just know what you're buying before you spend your money.