iPad Magic Keyboard review
Smart Keyboard Folio or Magic Keyboard
Aug. 11, 2020 - Willem L. Middelkoop
The tablet is at the frontier of mobile computing and its hardware form factor is evolving. This year Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard for iPad that includes a trackpad. Everybody is raving about it, yet I think there is something to be said for the "mouse-less" Smart Keyboard Folio. Read along for some key differences.
Continue reading![Don't underestimate the powers of the CMD / OPTION / Arrow / Shift keys: I bet I am faster than most folks using a mouse](/blog/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/images/i_15_Don-t-underestimate-the-powers-of-the-CMD-OPTION-Arrow-Shift-keys-I-bet-I-am-faster-than-most-folks-_500px.jpg)
![Smart Keyboard Folio (left) and the new Magic Keyboard (right)](/blog/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/images/i_00_Smart-Keyboard-Folio-left-and-the-new-Magic-Keyboard-right_500px.jpg)
![iPad Pro Magic Keyboard as seen from the side, it is thicker and it has a dark aluminium hinge sticking out (on the left side)](/blog/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/images/i_04_iPad-Pro-Magic-Keyboard-as-seen-from-the-side-it-is-thicker-and-it-has-a-dark-aluminium-hinge-sticki_500px.jpg)
![Smart Keyboard Folio (11-inch) with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil weighs 528 grams](/blog/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/images/i_01_Smart-Keyboard-Folio-11-inch-with-iPad-Pro-and-Apple-Pencil-weighs-528-grams_500px.jpg)
![The trackpad on the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is great - you can see the 'cursor' being a grey circle (just between the FaceTime and Zoom icons)](/blog/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/images/i_06_The-trackpad-on-the-Magic-Keyboard-for-iPad-Pro-is-great-you-can-see-the-cursor-being-a-grey-circle-_500px.jpg)
![iPad Pro Smart Keyboard Folio as seen from the side](/blog/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/images/i_02_iPad-Pro-Smart-Keyboard-Folio-as-seen-from-the-side_500px.jpg)