i got ordered this case since i heard so many good things about it so i thought id write a little review
score out of 10 (0 being crap and 10 being perfect):
9
pros:
protects the device against scuffs and knocks
thin
sleep/wake magnet
plenty of colours to choose from
price is cheap enough to use until google/samsung want to release a case/cover
pu leather feels really nice
good quality for the price considering that it is shipping from china
metal tab shouldnt scratch the device
cons:
its not heavy but does add a bit of weight
wont depend on it to protect against drops
flip cover stand could be better
metal tab could be smoother or covered in felt
no cut out for the pogo pins
delivery time is about a week too long
notes:
non of the cons are really deal breakers in any way, they are minor issues in the grand scale of things
full review (written in bad english even though i class it as my first language and that i was born, raised and live in england (but its technically my 3rd language)):
this is a great case, it took about 2 weeks to come but its well worth the wait, i received mine on thursday.
i ordered the black one because the plastic on the case is black and id rather have the whole thing one colour than 2 toned. the blue and red cases are very appealing however. plus black is a timeless colour thats sensible if i wanted to take it to a meeting and it wont get dirty if kids have been playing with it and if i clean it a lot, the colour wont really fade, i cant say the same for the other colours since i dont actually have them.
the material at first didnt seem that nice, the pu leather seemed a bit too cheap, even for the price, but after 20 minutes of me handling the case i really started to like it, it felt rather premium, i dont know if thats because of the leather picking up the greases from my hand or it getting some non factory air, regardless, its good!
the inside is rather nice too, it shouldnt scratch the back device, its soft and clean. the part of the case that holds onto the tablet seemed flimsy and almost like cardboard, it has a soft flex to it, but this is a massive advantage which i will talk about later on. to get the tablet in, isnt easy but its not any trouble, you put the top side of the tablet in first and then you try and snap in each corner and to get it to come out, that cardboard like flex is great because it makes it easy to pop the bottom 2 corners out. once i put the tablet in i shook the case from the flip cover and it was in there secure, it wont slip out of the case and the hold is strong, it will protect against knocks and scrapes. im not sure about drops but i think this will absorb some of the impact. the case adds a little bit of weight onto the tablet and removes most of the grip that the body of the tablet is coated in but its still light enough to hold and use in 1 had.
there is good access to all of the ports except for the port for the pogo pins but since google dont feel like releasing the official pogo adapter or dock, its not much of an issue.
the flip cover on the case is meant to become a stand but it is not as good as the similar, knock off smart cover case that i have for my ipad 3. the ipad one has 4 folds and the magnetic strip folds over onto the strip closest to the crease of the case to make a triangle, this case has 3 folds so the magnet doesnt stick onto the strip near the crease but instead depends on the weight of the tablet to hold the strip in place and make the triangle. its not a deal breaker by any means, it just isnt as good as the ipad one. i think that once the folds have been broken in, it will hold a lot better.
the sleep wake magnet works like a charm, if i didnt have facebook or falcon pro on my device id disable the lock screen. some people had some questions about the metal bit on the case and if it will scratch the screen, well it wont. the metal bit feels a little rough but the case holds it a millimetre or 2 above the screen, also, as a side point, if youre worried about the screen getting scratched, get a screen protector, it might reduce screen quality by 1% at the very most but its saving your device from getting scratches and if the protector gets scratched, you can change it a lot easier and cheaper than changing the screen of the device!
in conclusion, this case is great value for money, it does the simple stuff well and the fancy stuff well enough. the pictures on the ebay page are very accurate so if you want to get one of the other colours, they will look pretty much the same in person.
thanks for reading, hope this helps, feel free to ask any questions