Yes! I have a brydge keyboard and the time it takes to wake up and connect to my iPad (12.9” 2nd gen) each time is excruciating! It’s probably like 3 seconds but it feels like 15. What makes it a million times worse is that the keyboard goes to sleep after only about 10 minutes! So some days depending on how I’m using my iPad, I honestly feel like I’m waiting more than typing. And like you said, I go months on end without having to recharge so I have no idea why they set it to go to sleep so darn quickly. They should at least make it customizable for goodness sakes. Sorry, this thing makes me angry. Especially because it’s otherwise a great keyboard. Iwas the only keyboard I could find with a 180 hinge (though I would have much preferred 360).
But I agree, if they indeed solved the wake/connection delay, and assuming the battery life remains similar, that would make it pretty much irrelevant whether it connects via bluetooth or smart connector.
Hopefully the trackpad works well though.