One may on the degree of transparency, which must be present in order to denote something as "transparent" can, can argue, but excellent in the item description transparency is in my opinion rather a translucency and is visually similar to a frosted glass window. The shell seems to be of good quality but it turns any smartphone a 'gray mouse' because the colors show through only diffusely. (Tip: Buy casing which distinctively as "clear", is marked "clear" or "crystal".)