OtterBox Defender Series Pro Case for iPad mini 6th Gen (Black)

I have been using Otterbox Defender iPhone cases since my iPhone 4 because I have always spent time on construction job-sites. The cases are almost indestructible and have absorbed a few long falls with no damage to any phone. This iPad Defender case is every bit as protective as the iPhone Defender cases I have used for years and cheaper than the iPad cases I had been using. Highly recommended. .

Primary purpose of the case is drop protection, seems like the case will do that well. I like the thought of the anti-microbial feature, but can't really evaluate it. We're using it with an Amplify Glass anti-microbial screen protector; they fit together well. Not using a Pencil2 (yet), but the case's flip-out door giving access to the tablet's mag attachment side, a long thin piece of plastic, does seem like a point of future weakness. Not an issue if you're not using the Pencil2, I think. The TPU flexible layer of the case assembly is the outer layer. Other Otterbox cases we're using have the rigid layer shell as the outside layer, with the TPU held to the inside. Maybe the reversal is an artifact of accommodating this tablet's design / layout? But, those reviewers who have noted that the outer flexible layer sags or pulls away in the Pencil2 charging area are on to something. I tried to get out ahead of future sags, snags, and tears by adding double-stick tape between case layers, but the tape didn't adhere well to the case materials. There may be a future warranty call. The top cover -- I used to use Seidio cases, while they were still available. Generally, I liked their little stand pieces in their tablet top covers (and my iPhone 6 kickstand case), so many useful positions to choose from, and easy to use. This Otterbox stand, for me, either holds the tablet up to near-vertical, too tall and near the edge of stability; or the cover stand lays the tablet near horizontal, too flat. There's no happy just-right intermediate position.

Just got the case and door for pencil is loose and pops out. Back rubber piece does not fit back of the ipad smoothly. Maybe I got a bad one, but quality seems very poor.

When I get electronics I always purchase Otterbox for myself. I am usually busy and the product is always great to have. Every time I purchase IPads for my grandsons (3) I get an Otterbox. 5 star product wouldn't buy anything else for protection.