After several weeks of fiddling and trying, the ‘official’ case finally fits my FP.
1- Bending/stretching is important. Do it far more and in more directions then the video tut suggests.
2- Several USB-cables have a small connector (I’m referring to the plastic above the metal), that will fit in the small hole in the case.
If not, use a sharp knife to peel off a little bit of the plastic.
3- The earphones I found at last to be compatible (Samsung ehs64avfbe) have a very small connector that fits in the case-hole.
4- The volume buttons are very hard to press using the case. I glued two tiny pieces of plastic under the volume ‘buttons’ of the case. Now the buttons can very easy be used when the case is in place.
I’m wondering what material one should choose for a 3d printed case for best protection. I assume some of the materials are more “rubbery” than others and will absorb impact better? Any suggestions?
Although I have a black and a blue official case, I don’t use them. They don’t fit perfectly for one thing, and they make the phone look bulkier than it is. Lastly, it does not protect the screen! I have a woollen sleeve made in a sustainable way in the Netherlands bought on Etsy. I did drop the phone in its sleeve once on the tarmac and it has chipped quite visiibly the white framing on a corner… But that hasn’t changed my mind.
Well, I bought the official blue case but I don’t use it for two reasons:
1: I use a belt case and couldn’t find one which would fit the phone + protective case
2: The case tends to toggle the on/off button at will, it’s a very tight fit.
Fair enough that your not using the official case. It can take a little playing around to get it to fit right, the trick is to bend it (sometimes a lot more times than the official video/guidance says). It does generally work. I updated this topic the other day
Yeah official case is annoying with usb cable and headphones, it doesn’t fit well enough. As for the screen I keep the phone in my side pocket screen facing my leg, and I’m not putting my keys in the same pocket.
Hello,
I got a 3D-printed case for my phone last week, I was curious about the thing.
The printer is not using a “Fairphone recommended printer”, but I wanted to go and pick it up myself, so the list of available printers near home was lower. He gave me the 1st print test, printed on the side rather than standing up, and it’s more fragile. The thread used is rather hard and might end up being breakable, I think I’ll try and get another one printed with flexible PLA later.
I have no case to protect the screen, keeping the phone away from keys and being careful not to drop the phone…
I found that the FP is rather slippery without a case, the case gives me a better grip.
I don’t like the solid cases… I’m using my old HTC leather pouch (with the tag to pull out the phone) but it’s too small for the FP.
Has anyone found a simple leather pouch that fits the FP properly? The average skanky phone accessory stalls never seen to have this type of case at all.
I just ordered one from these guys: http://www.pack-smooch.com/en/phone-cases/fairphone.html (I got the Kirkby one). It’s a company based in Hamburg, Germany, and their cases look really nice, also those for other devices (tablets, laptops, etc.). I’ll report back once I have my case.
I got it today! Here’s a picture courtesy of the FP. It’s really well-made and looks like it’ll last. It’s a bit snug right now but I assume it’ll give a little with time. I’d recommend them!
Bought the official black. It took less then two weeks for the screen to break, since it never fit well into the case (I did super much of the bending told to do, but it didn’t help) so at first fall the screen gave up. I don’t know when there will be spare parts for the FP1U, but then I will definitely get a flip-case that make sure that my screen is a couple of millimeters under the case edge.
My blue fairphone Casey arrived today. I noted directly that it doesnt fit well. Even after some bending in different directions. The rim seems too low. It would be good if the Case rim could extend more over the edges of the phone. Not sure how well the screen is protected
As a serial dropper of phones, I’ll study this thread well while waiting for the phone that is on it’s way. I don’t want to become an expert on how to change the display. I’d really love a flip cover where I can trust the product I buy to be as fair as possible, but this seems to be a tall order. I suppose I might just sew a wool/neoprene case and try to force myself to actually put my poor phone in it’s case most of the time.
Still, I’ll keep following this thread in case a superb, fair(-ish) flip cover suddenly appears.
I had my case printed at a 3D hub and it fits very nicely but there was no choice of material (it is PLA). So I have a very rigid case that went onto the phone easily but now cannot be removed without damaging/breaking the case! I didn’t realise that other, more flexible materials would have been a possibility as I would have preferred something that could be removed when necessary.
