Best iPad Air (2021) cases: Protect Apple's newest tablet

 


(Pocket-lint) - When the new iPad Air was released, Apple changed the game very significantly - it's a major update to the last Air, and very much makes the tablet a middle ground between the regular iPad and iPad Pro range.

The new tablet is the first computer to feature the A14 chip from Apple, making it very powerful, and it also has the Pro range's newer, rounded design, although it has its own size and thus accessories and cases.

This is a very good tablet, and it's also a strong one, so there's no doubt you're going to want to pick up a case for it to make sure it isn't too vulnerable to wear and tear. Right here we've picked some of the very best available.

Our guide to the best iPad Air cases available today



Apple Smart Folio


Since so many people rock them when they pick up a new iPad, Apple's folding case for its iPads has become absolutely ubiquitous and instantly associated with the iPad.

They are fantastic cases that offer you a decent degree of protection while staying elegant and classy, while the folding cover both covers your screen and helps you to prop the tablet up for better viewing angles. That's all for good reason.



Apple Smart Keyboard Folio


If you want your iPad Air to have a similar folio-style case, but want to take advantage of its strength by having some work done on it, you more want one that packs on a keyboard, such as this more costly Apple upgrade.

It has the same look and panache of Apple and keeps things very minimalist and swish, while still offering you a satisfying word processing keyboard and those all-important viewing angles for watching TV or movies.



Logitech Folio Touch


However by adding trackpad support, the real power of Apple's newest iPads, including the Air, is unlocked, meaning you may want a case that has a trackpad, turning your iPad into effectively a 2-in-1.

This Logitech case is fine, very well made, and with an excellent on-board keyboard and trackpad, plus an adjustable kickstand that makes it really useful. You'll wonder why everyone isn't doing it until you get used to working this way. It's pretty costly, but it still nicely undercuts Apple's own effort.



Apple Magic Keyboard


As far as a typing and trackpad combination goes for your iPad Air, the outstanding winner is Apple's Magic Keyboard, a marvel of design, if you want the absolute best experience. When you work with the strong keys and the exemplary trackpad, it floats your iPad up in the air and offers great angles.

Of course, it's also hugely costly, at more than twice the price of Logitech's alternative, so it's likely to be far out of most people's scope. If you can stretch it though, things don't get better than that.


OtterBox Symmetry Series 360


Otterbox has a historic reputation for mobile and tablet computer security, and in the form of this nifty folio case, it has brought the experience to bear on the new iPad Air.

It's a little chunkier than the others we've included, great if in more difficult conditions you're going to take the tablet out with drop safety bumpers and a clasp to hold stuff closed in your pocket or when stored.

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