I bought it in blue and the color is exactly what we see in the photo. It is fine and fairly flat. I have no problem to remove the battery cover. The stand function it's just great. Finally, my Z3 compact was perfectly inserted therein. The only flaws, when you want to fold the case back, it does not fold correctly and it remains thick so use the phone with one hand becomes quite difficult. I do not know if it does with all cases. Also, if you're like me and you tend to have sweaty hands (such as in summer), avoid because it's really not nice to hold .. In the long term I think it will be discolored in places. I also regret that no more color choice. I hesitated between gray and blue, and even if I chose the blue, I do not like the color. But it corresponds to what there is in the picture.