Leather outside and microfiber inside, with a choice of Black, Midnight Blue, Saddle Brown or Taupe, it also stores your Apple Pencil and will fit even with
a Smart Keyboard attached.
This image shows the back when you have your Apple
Smart Keyboard attached and the included front cover removed.
If you're wondering whether the iPad Pro is worth $ 799 — and up to $ 1,067 when you add the keyboard and stylus — it's best to start with this realization in mind: This 12.9 - inch supersize tablet is not a laptop replacement or a Surface Pro killer, even though it looks like a 2 - in - 1 hybrid with
the Smart Keyboard attached.
Also, it fits the iPad pro 10.5 with
the smart keyboard attached.
Even with
the Smart Keyboard attached it's almost impossible to detect the presence of the new iPad Pro when it's thrown in a bag, and on its own it's a great tablet to hold for extended periods.
The quality of the leather is excellent, and the iPad fits in it snugly even with
the Smart Keyboard attached.
Not exact matches
It's a full - size
keyboard that
attaches to the iPad Pro via the
smart connector on the rear of the tablets.
Like the iPad Pro 9.7, the iPad Pro 10.5 has a four - speaker setup and a
Smart Connector on the rear for
attaching the
Smart Keyboard.
The
keyboard attaches magnetically to the iPad Pro and transfers data and power via the
Smart Connector on the tablet's side.
The iPad Pro on the other hand, has Apple's Lightning port and
Smart Connector, the latter of which will also allow for
attaching a
keyboard.
The 9.7 - inch iPad Pro, much like the 12.9 - inch iPad Pro, has a
Smart Connector which allows users to
attach the
Smart Keyboard.
The
keyboard sports well - spaced, backlit keys, and
attaches via Apple's
Smart Connector for easy pairing and charging.
The other big advantage the Pro has is a
smart connector, which lets you physically
attach keyboards and
keyboard cases.
This is a wireless inductive
Smart Connector port that Apple uses to
attach and power its
keyboard, and possibly other accessories in the future.
If you invest in the recommended
Smart Keyboard, you can
attach it to a Pro-level iPad without jumping through all of the hoops of Bluetooth.
The Pro models also get you four speakers instead of two — they really do make a big difference for music and media — as well as a
Smart Connector along one side to
attach external
keyboards and chargers (and not much else yet).
The problem is, Apple's first - party
Smart Keyboard, which
attaches to the Pro's three - dotted
Smart Connector and can prop up the device at just a single angle, costs $ 169.
To use the
Smart Keyboard, you unfold its panel sections and position the iPad's Smart Connector edge in a groove just above the keyboard area, where the Smart Connector securely attaches using magnets; the case sections re-fold into a triangula
Keyboard, you unfold its panel sections and position the iPad's
Smart Connector edge in a groove just above the
keyboard area, where the Smart Connector securely attaches using magnets; the case sections re-fold into a triangula
keyboard area, where the
Smart Connector securely
attaches using magnets; the case sections re-fold into a triangular stand.
In this case, the
keyboard attaches to the iPad Pro via the
Smart Connector along its edge.
But we found that with the
Smart Keyboard Cover attached, unfurling the keyboard isn't as easy as with the 10.5 - inch iPad Pro and its smaller keyboard cover — there's an extra flap to the foldable fabric keyboard at th
Keyboard Cover
attached, unfurling the
keyboard isn't as easy as with the 10.5 - inch iPad Pro and its smaller keyboard cover — there's an extra flap to the foldable fabric keyboard at th
keyboard isn't as easy as with the 10.5 - inch iPad Pro and its smaller
keyboard cover — there's an extra flap to the foldable fabric keyboard at th
keyboard cover — there's an extra flap to the foldable fabric
keyboard at th
keyboard at this size.
Worse, fitting the iPad Pro with its
Smart Keyboard Cover
attached into this leather sleeve is too snug.
There's a magnetic hinge on the Surface Pro 4 for
attaching the
keyboard, while the iPad Pro
attaches with a cover and passes data and power through a small
Smart Connector interface.
As soon as you
attach your
Smart Keyboard to iPad Pro, it's ready to go.
It's a full - size
keyboard that
attaches to the iPad Pro via the
smart connector on the rear of the tablets.
Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro is a full - sized keyboard which attaches to iPad Pro's smart connector port, which transfers data and power to the Smart Keyboard, letting users slide the keyboard into place and lock it t
Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro is a full - sized keyboard which attaches to iPad Pro's smart connector port, which transfers data and power to the Smart Keyboard, letting users slide the keyboard into place and lock i
Keyboard for the iPad Pro is a full - sized
keyboard which attaches to iPad Pro's smart connector port, which transfers data and power to the Smart Keyboard, letting users slide the keyboard into place and lock i
keyboard which
attaches to iPad Pro's
smart connector port, which transfers data and power to the Smart Keyboard, letting users slide the keyboard into place and lock it t
smart connector port, which transfers data and power to the
Smart Keyboard, letting users slide the keyboard into place and lock it t
Smart Keyboard, letting users slide the keyboard into place and lock i
Keyboard, letting users slide the
keyboard into place and lock i
keyboard into place and lock it there.
It is bare so that the Apple
Smart Keyboard can be
attached and used with the UAG Metropolis.
I often find the software
keyboard fails to go away when I attach the Smart K
keyboard fails to go away when I
attach the
Smart KeyboardKeyboard.
It does not support the Apple Pencil, nor does it have a
smart connector for
attaching keyboards — two features I wish it had, but it does not because it is not an iPad Pro.
The
Smart Connector allows for a two ‑ way exchange of power and data and it means you can just
attach the
Smart Keyboard and start typing.
Apple's 12.9 - inch full - size
keyboard attaches to the iPad Pro using the
Smart Connector and allows for charging and a two - way exchange of data — no Bluetooth required.