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Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini

Last updated: May 17, 2021 2:35 am UTC
By Nick Guy
Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini

Following its very cool Composite Case for iPhone 5, Urban Armor Gear is now shipping its Composite Case for iPad mini ($50), as well. The general styling is the same, although this one includes swappable cardboard inserts that allow for a bit of color customization. There were a few more issues with this one than the iPhone version, but it’s still a good case.

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Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini
Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini

Composite Case’s body is mostly hard plastic, molded into a modern design complete with non-functioning screws. Rubber lines the edges, forming a substantial lip, and juts in deeper along the top and bottom.

Two versions are available; Navigator combines white with black rubber, while Scout is entirely black. Both come with black and orange inserts that fit between the iPad and the case. While this looks pretty cool from the outside, we were surprised to find the only thing holding it in place, and keeping it from sliding around, is a pair of small hard plastic nubs. They’re so small that the inserts can slide out of place when installing the iPad—the tablet is really the only thing keeping the cardboard where it’s supposed to be.

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And while the case can be used without an insert, the hard nubs remain in place, poking into the iPad’s back. Urban Armor Gear should consider a different system for inserts with greater stability and a softer nub material.

 

Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini

Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini

Review: Urban Armor Gear Composite Case for iPad mini

We encountered some minor issues with the port openings on Composite Case. Both the headphone and Lightning port openings are large enough to accept Apple’s plugs, and slightly larger ones from third-parties, but they’re too small to be compatible with angled headphone plugs or the widest Lightning chargers. In early tests, the rubber over the Sleep/Wake Button was too stiff, making the control totally unusable, but this issue disappeared after further use.

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