New Smart Cover for the 8.9

[dbpaddler]

was just poking around ebay and noticed they have a new smart cover for the 8.9. Plastic molded rear with the folding flap for $14-15. The plastic is white with a colored insert and they have black and lime green for colors. Was tempted to buy the lime green just because, but black with the black interior in my car makes me feel a little more at ease if I leave it somewhat in the open. Just ordered it, so it'll be a couple weeks before it arrived. Haven't found it any place else. No Amazon Prime sadly.

I wish someone else would come up with a 9" tablet. I picked up the archos 80 g9 for $125 (phenom bargain at that price), and I like the 4:3 ratio and actually wish it was 9" and 4:3. I think that would make for the perfect tablet Full 9" 4:3 for browsing and reading and more like a 7.7-8" for HD media.
In Black
In Green

 

[ColinB63]

I have been using this cover since I bought my tab and it has been fine. The folding cover can be used as a stand or just to prop it up at an angle to make it easier to use at a table.
It doesn't add much bulk but it is nice to have the screen protected when it is lying around.

 

[KitF]

This doesn't have a hole for the charger so you'll have to charge it while open. Also the plastic is cheap, i've had mine a few months and there is cracking at the corner.

 

[dbpaddler]

I don't know which one you got, but mine has a cut out in the cover so it can charge while the screen is covered. Maybe you got an old one or just haven't learned how to use an xacto knife

Two days with the case. I like it. I cut out a spot for the charger to charge while the case is closed. The case is actually two pieces. The plastic case and the cover which is glued on the back and folds over the front. Hence it's easy to do different colors. The cover was glued on 98% aligned. It's just a hair off and only noticable if I stare at it long enough. The plastic snaps on well, is a solid fit. The plastic is glossy and slightly flexible. Not rigid like the plastic in the rotating case. White and glossy will show scuffs over time, but I"m cool with that. I like it better than the official samsung case. It stands steady in the hi angle and low angle setup which is done by folding the cover over in various configurations and the cover material is very grippy to hold it in its angled position. The cutouts for the buttons and camera are spot on.

If I had my druthers, I'd remove the cover, sand down the outer plastic and give it a matte black finish with some krylon fusion. Why they chose white, I have no idea outside of it looking kinda cool with the lime green if you're into that look. You could look like a real dork if you were sporting a white phone with black case while wearing your Ebel panda watch as it's called.

I liked this style of case with my touchpad, the oem samsung case was ok. I didn't like the hologram'ish finish of it. Looks nice out of the box, but that's about it. And the flip over lid and relying on the grippy surface to hold it open for viewing just didn't do it for me. So I'll put the OG case and the rotating case in the closet and stick with this. I might try the blow dryer on the cover to see if it loosens the adhesive. If so, i'll sand and paint.

 

[androitri]

Love the black one, but curious, is the magnetic case can make tab's capacitive touchscreen malfunction on long term use ?

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[dbpaddler]

Honestly, I can't feel any magnetization in the case. Just the slip resistent black par and that's it.

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[Artic89]

Is it good as the ipad version?

 

[dbpaddler]

Is it good as the ipad version?

There's nothing smart about it outside the name from what I can tell. It doesn't turn the screen off when shut or anything. It's just a minimalist case.

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[xlello]

I've got same case (in white) it's made in cheap plastic, but it works ok, while the cover is decent.

Overall it worth the price