The Smart Keyboard is a hardware keyboard and cover designed by

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for the

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, and iPad (7th generation) and later. The cover was redesigned and renamed to Smart Keyboard Folio, for the iPad Pro (3rd generation) and later, and iPad Air (4th generation) and later.Compared: Magic Keyboard versus Smart Keyboard Folio
by Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsider. 2020-04-23.

Description

Introduced in November 2015, the Smart Keyboard resembles a MacBook keyboard that has been built into a Smart Cover, allowing it to serve as both a cover for the display, a stand, and a physical keyboard. It features keys covered in woven fabric, that is resistant to water and other liquids. Measuring 4 mm, the Smart Keyboard does not include external wires or

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, and does not contain batteries that would need to be charged. Instead, it is powered by the magnetic

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, a port included on the

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, as well as several

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and

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models.Compared: Magic Keyboard versus Smart Keyboard Folio
by Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsider. 2020-04-23. The Smart Keyboard received positive reviews, but was criticized for its high price. The Smart Keyboard started at a price of 169 USD, but eventually received a price drop to 159 USD. The Smart Keyboard Folio supersedes the previous Smart Keyboard for newer generation iPad Pros and iPad Airs, and was introduced in November 2018. It is powered by the magnetic

and does not require batteries. In May 2020, Apple introduced a higher-end Magic Keyboard for iPad, made available as a premium alternative to the Smart Keyboard Folio.

References

External links

Keyboards for iPad
at Apple

Articles

Apple's Smart Keyboard is not worth $170
by Dave Smith at Business Insider (2015-09-10)
Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro Review
by Sascha Segan at ''PC Magazine'' (2015-11-24) {{Apple Inc. hardware Apple Inc. keyboards Computer keyboard models Computer-related introductions in 2015