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And this is one of the better mini-keyboards we’ve tried. If you want a 10-inch keyboard, you’re simply not going to get a slick, super-accurate typing experience right away. Practice will be rewarded, however, and considering its size this certainly isn’t a disaster: reducing the size of the keys, and pushing them closer together, was absolutely necessary in order to fit the whole thing into an accessory of this size, and Apple has done the best with what is available. These factors mean that typing on the 9.7-inch Smart Keyboard is quite slow and inaccurate, at least at first: switching from the 12.9in Smart Keyboard, or certainly from a conventional keyboard, is painful. Indeed, the keys are fractionally smaller than the pad at the end of this reviewer’s fingers, whereas the 12.9’s keys are slightly larger than them, which feels like a significant difference. The layout of the keys should be generally familiar (expect for the unfortunate lack of a UK-specific model), but the keys are both a slightly different shape (more rounded) and significantly smaller and more cramped together than most typists will be used to. (It’s only available in dark grey at the moment, too – we’d have liked a navy blue option.) We found it slightly disappointing that it’s not made of leather, considering the price, and we know from experience that, unlike the keyboard and soft lining, the polyurethane exterior will start to look worn after a few months of being carried around in a bag. When being used as a case (and again like the Smart Cover), the Smart Keyboard swaddles the iPad’s screen with a soft microfibre lining, while its exterior is clad in a polyurethane material. The keyboard and inner lining of the older and larger 12.9-inch Smart Keyboard has stood up well to six months of reasonably regular use, so we expect the 9.7-inch model to last well too. It’s smooth to type on – more on the typing action in a moment – but also durable, and should cope well with grimy fingers. The keyboard itself is seamless: unlike conventional keyboards, with separate keys and cracks for crumbs and spilled liquid to disappear down, it’s completely covered in resilient, custom-woven fabric. But there will be alternative keyboards that also use that connector: we expect Logitech to release a 9.7-inch version of its popular Logitech Create Backlit Keyboard Case before long, and that will probably be a bit cheaper.
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The Smart Connector is one of this device’s trump cards – you don’t need to worry about battery life, or a Bluetooth connection, because everything is handled through that port. We like the feel of the fabric cover under the fingers, and while the shallow key action makes it less satisfying to use than a full-size or conventional keyboard, it’s more solid than such a lightweight accessory has any right to be. Typing on it is in our experience slower and less accurate than on a full-size keyboard, but to a degree that’s an inevitable corollary of its size, and it’s still one of the better mini-keyboards we’ve tried. The Smart Keyboard for 9.7-inch iPad Pro is a solid accessory, albeit one that represents a compromise compared to conventional keyboards.