Phone Case for Librem 5! Who could make a great case?

Hardware Librem 5
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I searched on vaguely similar size (there is no exact match - but then again, there are no verified measurements either). Width in most cases needs to be almost exact, height may be bit longer and thickness may allow a maybe a 1-2mm either way - depending on how elastic or rigid the case is. Circumference (of some direction - often sideways, including the two sides and back width) is often the key and two out of three dimensions need to be pretty close for the case to hold on (if no glue or mechanisms). Closest to “147.1x73.3x15mm” were such celebrated phones as (I’ve removed ones with odd features/humps):

  • Plum Gator 4 (146.6 x 75.9 x 14 mm) [only 0.5mm shorter and sides+back only 0.6mm more]
  • Cat S31 (146 x 74.4 x 12.6 mm)
  • Kyocera DuraForce Pro (148.4 x 73.4 x 12.9 mm)
  • Archos Saphir 50X (146.6 x 76 x 13 mm)
  • Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 (150.2 x 73.4 x 13.5 mm)
  • Land Rover Explore (152 x 75.3 x 14 mm
  • Samsung I9500 Fraser (153.9 x 76.4 x 14.8 mm)
  • Plum Gator 5 (148 x 76.3 x 12 mm)
  • Cat S41 (152 x 75 x 12.9 mm)
  • ZTE Axon M (150.9 x 71.6 x 12.2 mm)
  • BLU Tank Xtreme Pro (147.5 x 71.5 x 12.7 mm)
  • BLU Energy Diamond (147.5 x 71.5 x 12.7 mm)
  • verykool s757 (148 x 77 x 12.8 mm)

(edit: have to love the names in this category :face_with_raised_eyebrow:)

All cases need modding, as buttons and camera holes are in wrong spots. Most are already rugged design, which limits case availablity. Also apparently with less market comes less good/quality choices. I only used ebay as a reference, but maybe someone will find something interesting from another source. Pouches and belt holsters and such are easy to find, but nothing really protective.

Examples (no model or store endorsed, may not fit):

If you find a good case made for these phones, link here. But I think any good case needs to be made specifically for L5.

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