Description

iPad Pro 12.9 Folio Keyboard

The Smart iPad Pro 12.9 Folio Keyboard Folio attaches magnetically to the back of iPad Pro to provide protection, while the front cover doubles as a keyboard. Simply unfold the keyboard to use it. Or fold it to create a slim, lightweight cover.

What is the iPad Pro 12.9 Keyboard Folio?

 
For a few years, only the iPad Pro and new iPad Air got an unreal keyboard experience thanks to the Magic Keyboard. But when Apple redesigned the OG iPad for its 10th generation, it brought with it a brand new Magic Keyboard Folio.

It’s a modular keyboard/kickstand case that turns your base iPad into a Microsoft Surface-killer.

There’s a full-size trackpad for mousing around your device, and a full-size keyboard deck. It’s a scissor-key mechanism much like a MacBook, so typing is familiar and comfortable.

The keys sit flat on the desk when the case is open so it doesn’t bounce around, and it all attaches magnetically to the iPad. No pairing, charging or waiting. Just click and go.

Plus, you get a full function key row at the top, which is a game-changer for iPad shortcuts. It’s almost exactly the barebones MacBook we’ve always dreamed of.

There’s also a kickstand integrated into the back of the case. Fully-extended, you get a 40-degree angle of articulation. It’s the perfect amount of lean-back, but the kickstand won’t sit flat on a desk like a newer Surface device will, however.

Right now, the new Magic Keyboard Folio only works with the iPad (10th generation). If you have an iPad Pro or iPad Air, you’re looking at either the Magic Keyboard (which I have lived with, loved and reviewed), or the Smart Keyboard Folio.

For the purposes of this review, I’m just reviewing the difference between the iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard and the iPad (10th generation)’s Magic Keyboard Folio. I’m confident we’ll see Apple replace the Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad Air and iPad Pro with the same style of Magic Keyboard Folio I’m reviewing here sometime in 2023.

Magic Keyboard Folio vs Magic Keyboard: what is the difference? 

The Magic Keyboard Folio is basically a magnetic iPad case with a built-in kickstand and detach

The only thing it doesn’t do well, however, is rest on your lap. If you’re someone who is going to use the Magic Keyboard Folio on a bus or train – anywhere without a solid surface, really – you’re going to be a little disappointed.

Because the Magic Keyboard is rigid, it’s perfect in every situation. Just like a laptop, you can put it on your lap just as easily as you can put it on a desk and it stays put.