[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Accessories] nusratt:
bad news and good news

The bad news...

Examining the evidence offered by [MENTION=4780980]Ronin475[/MENTION], I think it's probably true.

The good news...

I FOUND THE CASE. Before I started this thread, I had actually already ordered a case on Amazon, purely on the basis that:

(a) although the Amazon page doesn't explicitly say "no magnets", it does't mention magnets or sleep / wake;

(b) it was going to take 3+ weeks to deliver (from China), and I had no idea how much longer I might be searching; and,

(c) it's cheap ($14 US including shipping) and therefore low-risk.

Well, it arrived today, much sooner (11 days) than expected. I had been expecting to be disappointed in one or more

respects, considering the low price and the shipping location -- not because it's *made* in China, but because no one

thought it worth *warehousing* in a major market like the U.S.

I've been pleasantly surprised.

(a) I confirmed there are no magnets. I ran a small "horse-shoe" magnet all over the case, and detected no metal.

Then I passed all parts of the front cover over the right side of the powered-on S3, and it had no effect.

(b) Given the price, it seems to be better build-quality than I expected. And it "ticks" the essential boxes...

(c) It has rubber bumpers all around, with properly located openings for everything, except that there's no opening for the

microSD card tray. (Oddly, though, it appears to have an opening for the ejection pin.). I guess it's not unreasonable to think

that users wouldn't be opening the tray very often; and having to remove this case to access the tray isn't difficult. And the

Spigen Wallet folio case on my S8+ also blocks the combination SD / SIM tray.

(c) I'd prefer to have the surround be a *tiny* bit thicker and project a couple of mm higher above the screen than it does,

but I'd say it's roughly proportional to what the Spigen does.

(d) The edges of the case do extend visibly beyond the bumper, providing side and corner protection.

(e) The front cover does fold all the way back, lying completely flat against the back.

(f) This wasn't part of the "essentials" in my OP, but the outer surfaces are moderately textured, making it less likely to

slip out of your hand.

(g) Likewise not originally listed as essential, it has a slight detent / kickstand inside the front cover, which holds the screen

at approximately 60 degrees in landscape-mode.

My only reservation about the construction is that I haven't yet installed the Spigen tempered-glass screen protector

which I already purchased for the tablet, so I can't yet confirm that the surround will still properly fit after I do that.

It doesn't have any kind of closure, but I can fix that easily and cheaply with some stick-on pieces of "hook-and-loop"

material (AKA velcro) which are sold on Amazon and in any office-supplies store.

It doesn't have any of the attributes I listed as "Nice to have but not essential", but as I said, I could mod those features myself.

And one more thing...

The decorative image is garish -- no plain patterns or solid colors or other "quiet"-looking options are offered.

But you have a choice of fifteen different garish and / or juvenile-looking patterns from which to choose.

Now that I'm looking at the Amazon page again, the least silly-looking one is probably the "Plum Blossom" pattern --

if you don't mind seeing a flash of Shocking Pink whenever you open the case.

If you're the "handy" type, you could probably find something at a crafts-supply store which you could trim to fit

and then glue over the outside.

The forum isn't letting me post the complete URL, but you can simply go to Amazon, and copy and paste

the following product-ID into the search field: B074H1H9XS

The Forefront case mentioned by [MENTION=3671384]swagatsourav[/MENTION] certainly looks nicer, and I like the swivel and the multi-position

kickstand. But 20+ British pounds (with shipping) is about $27US. I would have been willing to spend that much,

if I'd been aware of that case, and if I could have been *certain* about the magnet.