The faux-leather Bluetooth keyboard case, on the other hand, leaves something to be desired.

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The chassis itself was so deformed we had to cut through the faux-leather of the case to get it out.

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Then there's the bundled faux-leather case, which fits the tablet only.

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There are an impossibly huge number of assorted styles some practical, some rhinestone-encrusted, some simple leather and some faux leopard skin.

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It does make for a device that's easy to hold in one hand securely, with no worries about it slipping and falling, but it lacks the premium look and feel of the tapered carbon-fiber back on the 9900, and even the faux leather on the 9700.

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