Is it normal for the iPad mini Smart Case not to lie flat when open?

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Is it normal for the iPad mini Smart Case not to lie flat when open?

I just bought a black smart case for a new retina iPad mini and it doesn't seem to fit properly. As you can see in the pics below, when the lid is folded behind the iPad, the hinge just isn't long enough to allow it to sit flat, and it leaves the iPad raised off the surface by almost a centimeter. Makes typing almost impossible. If I try and push it flat, it starts to pull the edge with the hinge off the iPad.

Did I get a dodgy one? I've already returned it, but just thinking about whether I try another one or look for a third party alternative.

iPad mini (Retina) Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Feb 21, 2014 2:37 PM

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Courcoul

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Feb 21, 2014 2:59 PM in response to Pinksteady

I'd make sure that a) it is the real deal and not some counterfeit knockoff and b) it is the right one for that iPad model. Far as I know, they don't shrink and they don't fit like a miniskirt.

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Pinksteady Author

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Feb 21, 2014 3:01 PM in response to Courcoul

Yup a) it was a genuine Apple case and b) they don't make different Smart Cases for different iPad mini models - the Apple website states it is compatible with both.

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Courcoul

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Feb 21, 2014 3:06 PM in response to Pinksteady

Hopefully the purchase was at a physical store so you can go and gripe in person, cause that isn't fitting right.

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Feb 26, 2014 4:35 PM in response to Pinksteady

I think it's normal. I had the same issue at first but as you break in the leather hinge it will fold back a lot better. After a few weeks of usage mine now fold back almost completely flush with the back of the case.

I returned the first smart case I purchased because I encountered the same issue and tried the smart cover. After trying both, I went back to the smart case and have not looked back since.

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Pinksteady Author

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Feb 26, 2014 4:40 PM in response to stuperburrito

Thanks for the reply, that's really interesting. I went and tried a second one in-store and had the same problem, but the Apple sales guy was really unsympathetic, had no opinion in the issue and literally said to me "well if you don't like it, don't buy it"... so I didn't! I just bought a Smart Cover instead which is what I've always used previously. Maybe I'll give the cover another go one day.

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