Type Top Bluetooth Mini Keyboard Case for the iPhone 4

Hello again and I cannot believe that another week has literally flown by! I don't know about you lot but doesn't Xmas seem an age ago?

Today I am going to do another product review for an item that seems to becoming ever more popular. The item in question is the,

Type Top Bluetooth Mini Keyboard Case for the iPhone 4.

The Type Top Case

The Type Top Case (abbreviated lol!) is a leather case that comes with a removable mini, bluetooth keyboard and is available from this blogs sponsor, MobileFun and is competatively priced at £29.95. It is only available in black. It fills the gap in the market for those of us who still like the feel of a traditional keyboard, particularly when composing long emails or notes etc.

What's in the box?

The product consists of the case, the keyboard, a USB to mini USB lead for charging the keyboard, a screen protector and a set of simple instructions.
The Type Top is a flip style, leather case which is very well made and will certainly protect your phone from minor impacts and scratches. It is purpose designed for the iPhone 4.
The case is fitted with a built in stand and a magnetic fastener, the stand is really handy for the times when you are sat at a desk. When not in use it simply folds away and is secured at the rear of the case magnetically.

The case showing the stand and camera cut out

The case has a good size cut out for the camera and flash and is also well designed, allowing easy access to the iPhones controls.

Easy access to the volume and silence controls

The iPhone is fitted to the case by gently pushing it into a snap fitting. As always I recommend you fit the device button side first and, when fitting your device into the case, take care as it is an extremely snug fit. There is definately no danger of the iPhone falling out of this case!
One note of caution when removing your iPhone, do so by gently prizing one side of the snap fitting away from the device. It took me a little while to find the easiest way of removing the iPhone due to the snug fitting!

The bluetooth keyboard is only 11.4cm in length and weighs in at a tiny 45g. It is easily fitted into the case by sliding it into its frame.
The keyboard has a built in rechargeable battery so draws no power from your iPhone. The battery lasts 100 hours between charges which is more than ample.

How does it perform?

The bluetooth keyboard is a little gem. The buttons are rubberised and have a lovely, tactile feel to them. They may look a little small but even my "manly" sized fingers can cope easily!



Keyboard

It is full QWERTY with additional, multimedia buttons so music playback and watching videos is a breeze. The keyboard is charged using the USB to mini USB lead that is provided. It has a small on/off switch and also an auto off function which is very handy. It takes about 3 hours to fully charge from fully discharged.
The case is a little bulky, as one would expect, but all in all the user experience is surprisingly good with the keyboard performing flawlessly.
For those of you who would prefer a different style, the Type Top is also available in QWERTZ  (German) or AZERTY (French).
The integral stand is a great idea when sat at the desk typing or watching a video, it just shows how much thought has been put into this case.


Stand in use

Overall

The Type Top Bluetooth Mini Keyboard Case does exactly what it says on the tin and does it well. For the price, it should make a welcome addition to anyone's case collection.

I give this case a blistering 9/10!

Andy