iPad Air 2 Smart Cover different from iPad Air Smart Cover?

The differences I am noting are that in the pictures, the bar that makes contact with the iPad is thinner and more rounded than the Smart Cover I received; it fits perfectly to the shape of the iPad, where as mine does not. The part that covers the screen fits fine, but the hinge does not. The polyurethane between that bar and the first panel is wider in the picture, as well. If you look at the first image on the Accessories page (http://www.apple.com/ipad/accessories/), you can see that there is a significant loop of material underneath the iPad when the cover is used as a landscape stand.

So, I called Apple Support, and the woman on the other end, naturally, had no idea that they had made a change. She continued telling me, "I'm really sorry we don't have an iPad Air 2 Smart Cover." I explained that Apple did not update the name or separate the two products on the site because they say both function properly for each iPad Air style. I feel that, if the color is the same between the two types of cover, Apple is just sending out their stock of the older version. I'm assuming there was no sudden replacement of stock in the stores and that they will just wait to replenish with more old or the new until those in store are all sold out.

So I finally went into my Best Buy and found the same situation, naturally. The new stock had just been placed over top of the old. I grabbed one of each and found that the new is definitely not like the pictures show at the hinge. In fact, it's barely different from the old at all. It may be just the sliiiightest bit thinner. Definitely not perfectly fitted to the curve of the Air 2. It is still semi-circle in shape, where as the picture shows it to be a little more teardrop shaped. Nor is the strip of polyurethane between the bar and first panel as wide as shown, but that is a good thing, because that picture is actually defying physics in the way the iPad is snugg against the panel upon which it rests in horizontal stand mode. (All in reference to the first picture on http://www.apple.com/ipad/accessories/). All in all, looks like the cover really hasn't changed enough to justify a specification, and Apple changed the images for marketing purposes, for they do make it look quite a bit more appealing than the actual cover would be. It would be nice to have a specification though, or at least have the retail employees know so they can determine which might be a little better for the customer.