HOU Keyboard Case for iPad mini 7th (A17 Pro, 2024) & 6th (2021) 8.3-inch, Ultra Slim Folio Type of Keyboard, Power Display, Magnetic Protective Cover Support iPad mini 6/7

The media could not be loaded. Great little keyboard. Bluetooth connection is strong. The charging cable is magnetic. Adjustable angle for view. I like being able to switch between keyboard and emojis. Some of the commands/shift keys are different from a traditional qwerty keyboard. Bluetooth Charges last a long time. Also no real protection if dropped. Be careful, if the product is fully opened (flipped all the way over) the keyboard will not work - see last photo. I mistakenly returned it the first time bc I thought it was broken. Just user error.

This keyboard has a great, solid keyboard feel. I have average-sized male hands and while it feels a little tight when typing a long document, it is still comfortable. I love all the keyboard shortcuts included! There are a few keys that must do triple duty (shift, normal or control key combos) but I found a way around many of them: settings>genera>keyboard>text replacement let me eliminate most of the times I need to use apostrophes, for example, and I also came up with a question mark workaround that way. The hyphen and quotation marks still need to use the control key, but didn't take me long to learn to do that more or less automatically. This is literally the only thing I can criticize about the keyboard. I've had a lot of iPad keyboards over the years and this one is the best one I've used (besides the Magic Keyboard on a Pro). I also love the fact that this can be used in either landscape or portrait mode (!) The magnets when using the keyboard are adequately secure, and when in "carry" mode it is very secure, as there is more contact with the back cover. The screen angles one can get are very useful and practical. It doesn't move around on the table. As another reviewer wrote, charge it before setting it up (takes 1-2 hours). The weight is only 5 ounces more than a standard protective cover, and the bulk is the same. The tiny bit of extra weight is worth it IMHO, and is less than nearly all others and much less (and more convenient) than carrying a separate folding keyboard. The weight including the iPad Mini is only 1 pound 3 ounces (the iPad weighs a little over 10 oz by itself). This feels very much like an Apple product, and is definitely worth the $50.

Pros: Great built quality. They made this keyboard case almost as thin as any magnetic case without a keyboard. The magnets to hold the ipad mini in place are actually stronger than two magnetic folios I tested. Build quality is also better than two other magnetic cases I tested.Con: Too small for me. My hands are on the small side already. Unfortunately I make more mistakes with it than the onscreen keyboard. If it hadn’t been the added weight of the keyboard, I would have kept it just as a case. It holds the ipad in mire securely than two other magnetic cases I tested.

I bought this primarily so I could log into a server over SSH. Unfortunately, the positioning of most of the special characters and lack of an Escape key makes this very difficult. I’d probably be better served by a separate folding keyboard that’s not so limited in size that these keys need to be repositioned.I’m sure it works just fine for writing essays and the like though. The small keys haven’t been an issue and I’m mostly able to touch type regular English text. I say “mostly” because it’s annoying to use quotation and question marks or write contractions given where those keys are located. I had to look it up twice while typing this.I’m not a huge fan of the texture of the case, which also doesn’t close completely flat. The magnets could also be a lot stronger. This is especially pronounced in portrait mode, where a small touch at the top of the iPad is enough for it to tip over.

This is the perfect accessory to my Mini! I wanted a keyboard/case combo in the style of Apple’s Magic Keyboard…and this is a great little tool. The white color made me a bit nervous in terms of scuffs and stains, but it is holding up so far. I highly recommend. The battery life is definitely adequate, I do not even turn off the device, I just close the screen and it goes into a “sleep” mode.

Works about 25% of the time. I bought this for my iPad mini to have slim, lightweight option for travel. I specifically needed to be able to type on something like a legit keyboard to work on flights without having to pull out my entire laptop. This disconnects randomly—sometimes mid-sentence. It is very frustrating and renders the keyboard unusable. Must go back. Gave 2 stars for the fact that this actually fits the mini size and is otherwise a nice case. Additional con is the nonstandard charger.

Visually this case is as slick as it comes and I was in love with it immediately. Unfortunately though it kept disconnecting from my ipad after a minute or two of use. And it kept triggering the on-screen keyboard to pop up on my ipad as well.Just to be sure, I connected my bluetooth apple keyboard to my ipad and sure enough it didn't trigger the on-screen keyboard or disconnect or have the same issues. So I know that it was specifically this keyboard case.It's also very small. Like...really small. I'm 5 foot 4, so my hands aren't exactly massive, and this keyboard was way too small for me to get used to.I can no longer use it because the keyboard wont stay connected, and the on-screen keyboard popping up is super annoying. I even charged it with the provided cable and it made no difference in performance, making it unusable.

It's slim and clean.