It’s about time someone acknowledged the obvious: no one uses their iPad only for work, and definitely not only for play either. The iPad has quietly become the liminal device between a laptop and a smartphone – big enough to be productive, small enough to still feel chill. And that middle ground is where Logitech’s new Flip Folio absolutely thrives.
Launched today, the Flip Folio for iPad Pro and iPad Air is the kind of accessory that doesn’t shove you into a productivity box or let you float endlessly in a YouTube spiral. It embraces the chaotic overlap that is modern life. According to Logitech’s research, 80% of tablet users are using them for entertainment. 30% for work. And if you’re doing the math, that overlap is huge – people are binge-watching AND bouncing between Slack and Google Docs on the same screen. There’s really no point in designing a case that doesn’t support this shapeshift in intent.
A folio that flips with your mood
Where most iPad keyboard cases feel like stripped-down laptop substitutes, Flip Folio feels more like a personality shift. Need to write? The Bluetooth keyboard snaps out, sits wherever your hands prefer, and gets you into focus mode instantly. Watching something? Flick the tablet into portrait or landscape, stash the keyboard magnetically onto the back, and sprawl out like a proper couch creature.
That flipability (pun intended) is core to the experience. The folio supports both orientations (portrait and landscape), which sounds minor until you realize how few keyboard cases let you do that without a wrestling match. On a Zoom call? Stand your iPad up vertically like a little HD totem. Watching a tutorial or doom-scrolling Pinterest recipes? Horizontal all the way.
And here’s a lovely, under-the-radar feature: the case even gives you space to stand up your smartphone alongside the iPad. Perfect for second-screen multitaskers, or just for pretending you’re ignoring Slack while TikTok plays in full volume.
Multi-device keyboard. One button switch. Clean.
The keyboard, though removable, isn’t an afterthought. It’s full-sized – none of that squishy nonsense – with 19mm key pitch on the 13-inch model (18mm on the 11-inch), 1mm travel, and the full suite of iPadOS shortcut keys for brightness, volume, screen capture, search, and app switcher access.
It also supports multi-device pairing, so you can toggle between iPad, iPhone, or even a Mac with Logitech’s Easy-Switch feature. Three devices. One button. The kind of thing that should’ve become an industry standard years ago.
The battery? Lasts two years. That’s not a typo. Logitech designed the keyboard to shut off automatically when stowed on the back, which is both clever and practical. No ports, no wires, no awkward USB-C charging situations.
Designed for modern mobility, built like it means it
At 641g for the full 11-inch package and a combined 118g for the 13-inch model’s components (keyboard and case measured separately), the Flip Folio keeps things lightweight and genuinely mobile. Toss it in a bag or under your arm, and you’re good to go – it protects both front and back of the iPad while still looking refined.
It’s got the kind of kickstand that doesn’t feel like it’ll collapse under pressure. It adjusts to a range of viewing angles and maintains a compact footprint, something that matters whether you’re using it on a tray table or a coffee shop counter.
And yes, it’s (actually) sustainable
You know the drill: every brand wants to talk sustainability, but few do it meaningfully. Logitech’s Flip Folio makes a better case than most – literally.
Both the Graphite and Midnight Black colorways use a minimum of 37% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic, giving second life to old tech and packaging. The aluminum components are forged through low-carbon manufacturing processes, and all paper packaging is responsibly sourced from FSC
-certified and controlled sources.
Not every color has the same recycled content (worth noting) but at least they’re transparent about it. Logitech’s been ahead of the curve on lifecycle assessments and sustainability disclosures, and it shows.
Final spec rundown
- Compatibility: iPad Pro (11″ M4, 13″ M4) & iPad Air (11″/13″ M2 & M3 + 5th Gen)
- Keyboard: Full-size, iPadOS shortcuts, 1mm travel
- Weight: ~641g (11″) total, 611g (13″ case) + 207g (13″ keyboard)
- Orientation: Portrait + Landscape supported
- Battery Life: Up to 2 years
- Colorways: Graphite, Midnight Black (June); Pale Grey, Lilac, Sand (September – Sand & Black NA exclusives)
- Pricing: $159.99 (11″), $179.99 (13″)
Logitech’s Flip Folio gets what the iPad has become – a digital Swiss Army knife that does work, play, messaging, creation, and streaming in one elegant slab of glass. This case doesn’t lock it down into a single mode. It expands the ways you can use it.
And frankly, it’s about time an accessory caught up.
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