Well… that’s what I meant with
This translucent cover is for nothing, you still just see covering.
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So, if the external case will be not too much expensive I will buy the translucent blue with white bezels when avaiable 
I understand that the case will be included in the price. It’s an integral part of the phone, the Fairphone 2 cannot be used without one (e.g. the case is the only thing holding the battery in place, isn’t it?).
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I think deedend intends to buy a second case
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To be honest, I’m more concerned about the material! If the translucent covers are brittle and the black ones are resilient … I’d go with black! Otherwise see thro bloo and black for the working week and opaque blue & white for the weekend!
Actually I’d quite fancy a wooden one. Bamboo (low carbon, high strength, compostable etc) would be good; step 1 = 3d scan of FP2 cover, step 2 = buy CNC router … this could get expensive… maybe stick with plastic.
I don’t think the material differs much, the transparent covers should be just as strong as the opaque ones and also feel the same way.
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Because I am that disappointed about the final color choice ([see above][1]), I hoped I could convince FP by writing to support team to re-think only offer this two poll winners #1 and #2, and the answer was as follows (unfortunately as expected!):
Support:(@Sietse):
“Sadly enough with the amount of phones we are talking about it is not a
viable option to provide more different cases at this moment.
It might be that in the future other options will appear, but at this moment we cannot yet offer this.”
Offering other colors later would mean each of us can buy the color of choice later, right.
BUT: It is unfortunately ecological related not the best manner to buy two cases, just for question of design…at least they are made of recycled plastic (aren’t they?) and maybe we can offer “old” cases in a 2nd hand store…
But anyway…its kind of democracy … right? 
Cheers, Robert
[1]: Poll: FP2 coloured external case - #31 by therob
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Absolutely. It is the main reason there is no Sony, Samsung or Apple translucent cased phones. Market is very very small.
That translucent case for iPhone is a chinese gadget. Not an Apple accessory. You’ve never seen it in the street.
The FP2 cover is an advanced engineered piece of different plastics, with buttons. I do not think it can get out of a standard 3D-printer 
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For those who do not know these videos 
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I reckon that could be printed - the buttons printed seperately, then snapped in; you can even change material part way through with a good enough printer. The trouble with basic 3d printing is that it’s not generally that strong as the little bits of melted plastic don’t stick together so well as in a high pressure die-casting. My thought was machining one with a cnc router (out of hard-wood or aluminium!) - but I’d have to see what is inside!
Mental engineering is always easier than actually making anything :¬)
Think we all hope that enough sell to allow for a genuine FP-made 3rd cover option (at least).
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OK…
…but the advanced flexibility of the case, the trim in particular, is quite something. Look at how the phone gets in/out of the case!
Why the first two winners only, and not the three of them? What’s that restriction good for? The more possibilities the more excitement the more buyers.
Though I am a supporter of black on black and dark blue back in black trim, I believe that a white trim and especially light blue in white trim would be rather trendy. But that’s theory. Aren’t there any market surveys telling about customers preferences?
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The main reason I don’t like the white bezel is that it is so big. Of course the black bezel will be just as wide, but it will not look as big.
And by the way that 3d printed cases for the FP1 looked like, I’m looking forward to Fairphone having overcome that thing!
I have read it.So, we have to accept it. They are the company.
However, at least there has been this polling, and I appreciate the possibility to have a choice from three alternatives at least.
And by the way, any of the new cases will be better than what we have had with the FP1. So, still I’m looking forward to the FP2!
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Now here is what you can find on the FP facebook page…
“we’ll have more options available in the shop and share news soon about it.”
We have our winners! Since last Wednesday we received over 12,000 votes. The community favorites:1. Black on black...
Posted by Fairphone on Monday, 7 September 2015
Great work, it does look very nice 
Yet, I still think the black is nicer I can’t get use to white phones… Question of test!
More pictures here.
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