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Personally I don’t think Fairphone needs to offer such a case because there are plenty third-party cases, which fit the Fairphone.
I just switched back to “no case” because I recently lost my cool selfmade case (see above).
I usually never took my phone out of the case but this one time I did and I must have put the case down in the tram somewhere. I realized the second the tram-door closed behind me after I got out so I ran home, jumped on my bike and tried to overtake the tram, which I failed at miserably. I checked several trams after they turned at the end of the line but somebody must have already found my case.
Today I received the content of the case by mail (bank-card, e-card, …) which I’m very happy about but I’m wondering why somebody would keep my case. I don’t know if it will fit any other phone and I think the chances another Fairphone user found it and wasn’t fair enough to send it back are very low.
Anyway, long story short, I’ll probably make me a new (better) case soon so if anybody is interested I could probably make more than one and I could take pictures of the process to create a step-by-step guide.
I just got a 3D printed case, and in general I feel really disappointed with the results in several aspects:
The overall process: the fairphone web gives no information at all about where you are gonna be able to print your case, which materials/colors will be available, how much is it gonna be to have it sent, real pictures of the actual cases, etc. When I ordered it, I thought that living in quite a big city (Barcelona) there would be some printers to choose from Barcelona, I even checked on 3dhub and saw that there are some close by, but after buying the case, none of those were a valid partner for fairphone. In the end I ended up having to pay 9 euros more than expected for the delivery and proper material. It would have been way better to go directly to 3dhub and order it from there.
The result of the print is nothing at all similar to the one in the picture from the fairphone shop (some pics attached). I chose the material proposed by the printer, but (maybe because it is flexible PLA), it is loose, doesnt get a good grip on the phone. And it doesn’t feel smooth, like normal phone cases, but more like something made of a cardboard material.
To sum up, because of the two step process I ended up paying way more than I would have for a case that is not worth it. :’(
[ I couldnt post all the pics I had, so more here]
I’m using the black/gray original FP1 bumper case for my FP1U. Although this case lowers the beauty of the Fairphone it kept my phone save
After 2 years the gray rubber parts of the case start to get sticky (I experienced the same with a Siemens ME75 phone years ago), so I think I have to find a new one or print one by myself
I am not a fan of the 3D printed case at all. It does a good job protecting the phone, but it is bulky and after using it for a year now many parts are chipped of and it even starts to cut in my hand whenever I hold it.
I have my fairphone 1U for more than 1 year now. When I first received it, I build a black case to go with it, and never was I disappointed by the case.
Last month, the rubber part went away, so I wanted to have a new one.
On the website I discover that there where only 3D cases available now…
Quite disappointed, I still needed a new case so I took one…
After only 1 week (and 2 falls I admit), the case broke down, in several parts…
So now I am really disappointed!!! I went back to my old, almost dead, black case…
I would really love to have a new one. Is there someone who doesn’t use his??
Or will the factory make new one in a short term?
I find it nice to try with 3D printing, but I don’t think the technique is good enough yet. Maybe with another material…
Anyway, I just wanted to share my love for the first case with the community, and make an observation for maybe amelioration for the new 3D cases.