- So I know you all usually come to me for the
case videos, man.
But you know, case videos tend to slow down a little bit
during the mid-year and when it's getting time to,
for all those leaks and rumors to gear up
for the new iPhone 13.
So, you know, we got to pick it up a little bit.
And what better device than the beast, M1 iPad Pro?
And some of these cases here from Spigen.
So of course,
shout out to the team over there at Spigen
for always looking out for your boy,
giving me these cases to review
and it's gonna be a little bit different.
I haven't reviewed many iPad cases on this channel, man,
but you know, we're going through the standard,
the standard procedure
and we're gonna see what these bad boys are about.
So, we do have two cases from Spigen right here.
We do have the Tough Armor Pro,
I'm pretty sure all of you already know what it is
when it comes to the Tough Armor,
because it's kind of the same deal when we're talking about
the Tough Armor for the smartphones,
you kind of get the same thing when it comes to the
iPad case,
so that's what it is,
Tough Armor Pro.
And we have the Smart Fold,
which I have been using this on my iPad Pro
since it was sent to me.
So I've been using this bad boy for a few weeks
and I really, really do love this case right here.
So, here's the M1, boom, iPad Pro.
We gonna go ahead and pick up one of these,
let's go ahead and start off with the Tough Armor Pro,
and we're gonna get into that,
and then we'll move over to the Smart Fold.
So let's go ahead and take a look at the Tough Armor Pro
for the M1,
12.9 inch,
forgot to mention that man,
12.9 inch iPad Pro.
So, as you can see here,
if you're looking inside of it,
this is going to be the same type of material that you're
gonna get from your Smart Fold,
we're talking about the inside of a Tough Armor.
You're gonna be getting that same air cushion technology,
and if you look right here, it says it,
the air cushion technology there.
Now, you're not getting the super colorful, you know,
there's shock absorption type material that goes all the way
around it, you're not going to visually see it,
when it comes to this,
but this bad boy is military grade,
you can see it on the packaging,
the packaging is over there somewhere, man,
but definitely, just trust me when I say it, man,
military grade protection when it comes to this,
and you can feel it.
When you got this thing, this thing feels heavy duty,
it feels sturdy,
it doesn't feel like it's gonna,
even if your iPad dropped in this bad boy it's gonna feel
very solid.
So, taking a look around it, keep going on.
Of course, you have your air,
I was about to say a air pencil,
you have your Apple Pencil holder right here,
so when your iPad is in here, there is a safe place where
you can store your Apple Pencil there.
Going around the side of it,
flipping it over on the bottom.
As you can see, you get your port and you get your speaker
cut-outs there.
On this side, as you can see there,
you do get, which I think is a
SIM card, I think.
Is that over there?
I'm just dragging my iPad screen with no screen protector
on it.
But, no it's like a little,
I'm not sure what that little dot is there,
but you guys can kind of get the gist of it.
They have that cut-out there.
Flipping over on the top, you get your cut-outs as well,
for the speakers your microphone, your power button.
And on the right side, you get your volume up and down.
Flipping it over on the back, once again,
this is gonna be standard procedures like you normally see
when it comes to a Tough Armor.
You got some of that Spigen branding right here.
You get that same little, fake, faux screw design
that comes along the sides.
And this one, of course it being an iPad,
it does have a kickstand,
which definitely seems more sturdy than the one that comes
on those smartphone cases.
So, let's go ahead and jump in to this, man.
Camera cut-out, as you can see right there.
You get that little faux carbon fiber look on both sides.
So, let's go ahead and grab it.
There it is, M1 iPad Pro.
This might be the very first video I might even be doing
on the iPad Pro when we're talking about accessories, man,
but we have a lot more to come
because I'm actually backlogged,
I'm behind when it comes to these cases, man,
we definitely, definitely have to get into them.
So, here it is.
This is basically it on the M1 iPad Pro.
Flipping it over on the back, as you guys,
you can see it there, as well.
So I told you it did have a holder for the Apple Pencil,
so that's exactly what we're gonna do.
We're gonna pop that Apple Pencil, and it goes,
boom, it sticks in there and it pops in there
just like that.
And as you can see, it is charging already, of course.
So, here is going to be the package that you get
when it comes to your Tough Armor Pro.
So, first, let's go ahead and take a look,
now I do not have a tempered glass screen protector up here.
I actually am bulk recording right now,
so I will be doing a tempered glass screen protector video
right after this case,
but for right now I don't have a tempered glass screen
protector.
But, as you can see,
there is a lip that goes all the way around it.
Now I know, we're not dropping iPads like smartphones,
at least I hope we're not,
but if you did drop this one it does have a little lip
that goes around it.
Your pencil may pop out if you don't,
you know, if you have that in there.
But, it has a lip that goes nice, you know,
it's kind of a sturdy lip too that goes all the way
around it.
So I think you'll be good in that sense.
Now before we get going with that,
let's go ahead and and check out these ports,
and check out these cut-outs.
So as you can see right there, it's pretty good cut-outs.
Very accurate there.
Let's check on that little cut-out over here
to see if it's accurate,
let's see if I can get zoomed in and you can see that
right there.
Somebody tell me in the comments section what that's used
for, I'm not one hundred percent sure.
Checking out the top side,
speakers,
zooming in,
microphones, you can kind of see them,
but they all seem pretty good and good to go.
Power button, nice and tactile,
definitely no issue there.
Volume up and down, also very tactile, no issues there,
as well.
Next up, you already know I love my smartphone cases
that fit tight, and it's going to be no different when it
comes to this iPad.
So let's go ahead and check to see how this bad boy fits
going all around it.
So, getting to the top,
very snug.
The fit of this Tough Armor Pro is actually very snug
on this iPad and I love that when it comes to iPad cases,
so very snug as it comes around.
Let's go around to this left side,
super stiff, I'm talking about once this
bad boy is popped in, you're not gonna be popping it off
super easy,
you don't have to worry about it coming out,
anything like that.
And I just got my camera on.
Going around the bottom side,
very stiff, of course it's gonna give a little bit, man,
these iPads are big so it has a lot of material right here,
so it's gonna give a little bit
but it pops right back into place.
Very thick frame that goes all the way around it,
very thick rubber, not, nothing thin and flimsy going on
with this case here.
And when it comes to the side where the Apple Pencil is,
that may be the most part where to you can kind of
get it off fairly easy, and pop it on and off,
but you kind of have to really pop it on and off
and to get it out of there.
But nobody's gonna be just doing that when it comes to
their case, so everything fits nice and snug
when it comes to all around it.
If any part has to have a little bit of give,
it's gonna be around here when it comes to this
because you have a lot of material here before you even get
there, due to this being the Apple Pencil holder,
but it's still very, very sturdy.
And how does it feel in your hands?
With this bad boy it's gonna add a little bit of chunk to it
but when it comes to the iPad Pro,
we know these things aren't the most light and agile devices
anyway, period.
So, you're gonna get a little heft,
you're gonna get a little weight.
But, other than that,
it definitely feels pretty good when we're talking about
a case for your iPad Pro.
Now, we do have that kickstand,
and let's just pop that kickstand open right there,
and here it is.
So if you want to use your,
I don't know about you, how you use your iPad,
but I use mine propped up like this every single day,
so if I'm gonna run a case,
I'm gonna need it to have a nice, sturdy kickstand,
and this right here,
doesn't seem like it's gonna fall over,
doesn't seem like it's gonna tip over or do anything like
that.
So a very nice kickstand right here.
When you're not using it, just pop it down,
and you gotta kind of press in to pop it back on,
but you don't have to worry about this kickstand
popping out super, you know, you got to kind of make sure
you press down, you gotta know it wants to be out,
and then its gonna come out.
So, overall, this is gonna be a Tough Armor Pro.
Really, really like this case,
especially like an all in one type of case that doesn't have
like a folio flap.
We're gonna get into that in the next Spigen case,
but, a nice package, man.
If you want package that doesn't have like a flap that goes
over it, you can throw your tempered glass screen protector
over this, and they do make an easy tempered glass
screen protector,
I am going to be doing a video about that,
so I'm not sure which one will be published first,
but I'll be sure to like them all together when I get both
of them out there.
You can slap a tempered glass up there,
you got a place for your Apple Pencil,
and you can rock out, and you have a sturdy stand to have a
nice all in one package,
when it comes to this Tough Armor Pro.
So, that's what this one is, man.
Speaking of Tough Armor Pro,
let's go ahead and move over to my personal favorite,
and that's gonna be the Smart Fold.
All right, so next up, this is the one that I've personally
been using on my iPad Pro.
I love this case, folio, whatever you wanna call this, man.
But Spigen calls it the Smart Fold,
and like I said, this is what is on my personal iPad Pro
until I find something that's a little bit better,
which I don't really need to because this does everything
that I need it to do.
So let's go ahead and take a look at it.
If you are one of those people who just needs that extra
bit of, you know, mind clarity,
and you want to protect that screen,
this is definitely something that you might want to take a
look at.
So, looking at this,
this is gonna be one of those folio-style cases,
and you're probably wondering, T, why do you like it,
why is it on your iPad Pro?
What makes this your go to case for your iPad?
So let's go ahead and run through everything.
So the front of it is gonna have this nice, leather folio.
You kind of know the standard material, when it comes to
the Fold.
Nice leather material here, feels very good.
Down here you get some of that Spigen branding right there.
And flipping it open, of course, you gotta protect that
screen, so you're gonna get a nice little felt lining
right here.
So this is gonna protect it, not, you know,
scratch your screen up or do anything like that.
And when it comes to the actual case itself,
it's matte.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for having a matte back,
a case section, for this iPad Pro, man.
This makes it just, you can't beat matte.
Anything matte, I am a fan of it,
I'm glad it's not a type of shiny, clear material,
anything like that.
Now, when you are handling your iPad,
even with it being matte,
you can see, you'll see get some fingerprints up here,
but that's just honestly me,
from holding it and taking it and grabbing it, and kind of,
in and out of stuff,
and just kind of moving it around throughout my house,
it's gonna get a lot of, it's a little fingerprints, but
if you had a cloth, I'm pretty sure you can just wipe
all of those off, and it'll be just good.
So, you get that cut-out for your camera,
as you can see, even though it's matte,
on the top and on the bottom,
they're giving you that shine,
which they could have done all around,
but I can appreciate it that they gave us the matte option.
So, thank you Spigen for doing that for us.
And right here, this is just basically where the folio part
basically connects.
And that's basically what you're getting.
You're getting the matte,
the leather folio sleeve.
On the inside you're getting matte,
and you're getting that nice suede material,
so you'll protect your screen of your iPad Pro.
So, let's go ahead and grab that iPad Pro, boom,
pop it in, and then we're gonna close it up, like that.
And I just wanna show you this package when it all comes
together, which I feel like is a very nice, sleek package
for your iPad Pro.
So let's go ahead and take a look at it.
Now this does have that sleep/wake function,
if I'm not mistaken.
Let's see if we can kind of get it to,
okay, see there it is, you get that sleep/wake function
right there,
as you get closer it cuts off.
So it's nice that this does activate that sleep/wake
function.
So that's a nice touch there.
Nice magnet, man, when it closes it's a nice little,
you got a nice magnetism right there, so when it pops on
that definitely feels good,
and as you can see right here,
they do have that cut-out, boom, for your Apple Pencil,
whichever way you wanna put it in.
I'm not sure which way you guys put it in there,
but you do have a holder for your Apple Pencil.
Now, when it comes to the buttons,
nice and tactile buttons right there.
When it comes to the volume up and down.
Let's flip it on top.
As you can see you've got accurate cut-outs for your
speakers and your microphone.
Again, nice and tactile when it comes to that button.
Flipping it over on the other side,
my Apple Pencil just fell out but I was holding it,
as you can see you get the accurate cut-outs for your
speakers and you get that type-C port there,
which is accurate as well,
so that's good to go there.
And, I'm not sure what else you really want me to go over.
Well, I guess we can go over if the case itself has any type
of lip protection.
As you can see, once again, no tempered glass screen
protector,
but you're not gonna get any protection on the sides at all,
just when it comes to the top and, you know, the bottom.
And the top,
it is slightly raised, but, you know,
when it comes to dropping something like this,
I'm not even really sure how to rate it because we're
talking about a huge iPad.
I hope you're not dropping this.
I truly hope you're not dropping this, man.
But, it's kind of hard to say about drop protection
because it does have a raised little lip,
so if you cared that much, it does have a raised little lip
on the top and the bottom,
and you are good to go.
Now, how does this, is it a tight fit in the iPad case,
you know, I mean, does it fit tight in here?
And it does.
Once it has a nice little snap,
as you can hear that snap there,
you can hear that snap.
All these have nice, satisfying click when you are
snapping the iPad into place.
And it doesn't feel like it's gonna pop out.
I've been using this now for a few weeks
and it does not feel like it's gonna pop out at all,
it hasn't popped out at all.
I've traveled with this thing,
and it's been perfect, no issues at all.
So, the fit, the finish, everything about this Smart Fold,
I just really, really like when it comes to this case,
and I think it's just a nice, very sleek package,
especially if you're someone who likes to travel,
do different things like that.
If you're taking this into your office work building,
like I will be,
unfortunately soon, going back into the office,
this is a nice, sleek design that's not going to take up
a bunch of space in your workbag,
or whatever you may be transporting.
So, a nice little package right here.
So this is gonna be the Smart Fold,
and let's go ahead and bring it back over,
this is going to be the Tough Armor Pro.
So, two levels of protection.
If you need that more heavy duty protection,
if you have a kid that uses your iPad from time to time,
and you're kind of worried that they're using your iPad,
I don't really want to make my son use this,
but if I did I would probably throw it in a case like this
just to know that I have a little bit of protection, man.
So that's what I'm going to be using, man, Tough Armor Pro.
You already know what the Tough Armor name implies
when it comes to Spigen,
you know what kind of protection that you're rocking with.
This is gonna be the Smart Fold,
this is gonna be something that's a little bit more compact,
a little bit more sleek looking,
and this is kind of for the, the professional
that kind of wants to keep it very clean and minimal.
And that's my style.
That's the reason why I'm rocking with that.
That's why that is going to remain on your boy's iPad Pro.
But Tenga T man, I'm about to get up out of here, man.
Go pick up one of these if you're interested.
I'm not sure if they have any other offerings
but these are the two that they have right now.
Just like I said it to you before,
they do have a screen protector that's right down here
in my box of goodies that I gotta record.
I'm gonna shoot that video and I'll be sure to link it
so you can have Spigen all around.
Spigen on the screen protector, Spigen on the case.
But, you already know your boy Tenga T
I'm about to get up out of here, man.
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But, I'm out of here, man.
Everyone be safe,
catch you on the next one. Later.