OtterBox Apple iPad mini A17 Pro and Apple iPad mini 6th gen Defender Series Case - Black

Very cheap plastic, built in screen cover not really a protector.

The case doesn’t stay up or “lock” in the stand. Also, the rubber outer case doesn’t fit properly. Previous iPad cases worked well. This case was poorly designed. I would return it if I could.

Product is great but start up instructions are terrible: you need to explain how it assembles. Lots of aggregation setting it up.

I have been an Otterbox customer since 2012 and have purchased 12 protective cases for iPhones and iPads. The product has always been excellent and well designed for each of those cases until my most recent purchase. While the product materials are as expected, the case design is disappointing. When placing the iPad in the cover cradle in a nearly vertical position, it is not secure and does not engage properly and is easily tipped over. I have to be very careful when using the iPad in this postion and sure hope that there is a design review and and improvement in the future.

These cases are almost indestructible. My last one went for 8 years. Here’s hoping this one has the same kind of legs.

While this provides excellent protection, the case does not fit tightly against the screen making it very difficult to use the touchscreen, especially around the edges.

Low quality. Rubber back is already pulling away from main body.

Good quality and fits well. I will say the holster for the defender series does not seem to fit as tight as previous purchases. My phone has fallen from the holster on several occasions. In the past, the phone would snap in tight in the holster whereas now it does not seem to fit as tight and does not “snap” in. Does not take much to bump it and have your phone come out of the holster.

Love the otter box, fits my iPad mini (A17) perfectly, love the little side compartment that opens to attach the apple pencil pro

The Otter Box for my iPad Mini is very sturdy and provides a stand that works in portrait or landscape modes.

I have a couple of issues with the Defender case for the Mini 6. first the door to accommodate a pencil comes off hinges routinely. I can see myself just removing it after a while if it continues to be a hassle. It also appears that the case is perhaps slightly wider than the case I had for the Mini4 and because of that when yo set the ipad on the built-in stand inside the removable cover the ipad sits more upright and easily tips forward and is more difficult to read at this angle.

We have over 120 devices here and all of them have this Otter Box Defender case on them. This case really protects the iPad and has saved us a lot of replacement iPad costs

This case really protects your phone. We have 75 plus phone here at work and all of them have Otter Box cases on them. Do what they are designed to do. Protect the phone.

Pen case door broke in a week. The protector case won’t fit as a landscape position (kickstand) holder.

The case work great protecting my ipad from bumps and drops. (and the occasional pug.) But thats where the buck stops. Both this defender and the pro suffer from the same problem. The side panel that opens to charge the pencil is too weak and flimsy. My snapped off. It also creates the problem with allowing a lot of dirt and dust to get in. It become much worse when the panel breaks off. Crap and dust start to get under the screen protector which then can mess with the performance of using the screen. Otterbox covered me with a replacement but it doesnt fix the problem. Another issue is if you want to use the cover to prop up your ipad vertically, it doesnt like to stay in position and falls. Both ones I have had have this plastic bar in the way so it wont sit properly. My ipad pro defender doesnt have this plastic bar and works perfectly.

Solid protection, a shoulder strap will be great. The case doesn’t fit well in the stand. Still, if need quality protection this is the way to go. I use this to protect my iPad mini while I doing research in the woods.

Side panel cracked and broke off with normal wear and tear. The design for the panel to open wasn’t well thought out. Otherwise great product like all their other products

I, like others, LOVE most defender products. I’ve had an Otterbox case on every Apple product I’ve owned since my iPhone 5s and first iPad Mini. I was greatly disappointed when I bought the mini and saw the online boards where otterbox said they chose to discontinue cases for iPad mini and likely wouldn’t make a series 6. So you can imagine my excitement when I found that they chose to reconsider and to sell a series 6 mini case. However… this product fell quite a bit below the mark for me. My main gripe is the flimsy pencil slot on the side of the case. I’ve had this piece of plastic fall off at the slightest fall (even from my low rise bed to the thick padded carpeted floor - less than 4 feet). I have been thankfully able to reattach it each time, but this happens pretty often and it’s very tiresome. The plastic flap also makes an annoying “creaking” noise (think of a creaky bedroom door latch or old floorboards) whenever it’s pressed. I often find myself avoiding griping that edge altogether. Honestly, I would pay MORE for a case that doesn’t have the stupid plastic flap. Product tip: sell *two* model of this, one with the flap and one without... Trust me, not many of us use the new Apple Pencil. One other thing to note — it seems like the outer flexible silicone case doesn’t seem to sit flush against my iPad. The first layer, plastic shell snaps together beautifully, but the silicone case definitely has a noticeable “bulge” sticking out the back, especially by the cutout for the apple logo. The bulge is also super noticeable by the plastic flap cutout (see attached pictures). I am quite a bit irked because at the price I paid (which was quite a bit), I expect to not have a product with as many quirks, especially given otterbox’s reputation and good quality products in the past.

Happy with the product. Fit perfectly and has proven to work as advertised.

Apple Pencil Spot ruins integrity of the case. The right side backing of the case pops out because of the Apple Pencil spot. Feels really weird while holding it. I will probably end up returning this case because 360 security is a must using it for the military.