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Great stuff:
top-notch design -N9 looks amazingly good (to me it looks better than newer iPhones)
excellent manufacturing quality
excellent phone component (better than iPhone with AT&T; I'm getting a very good reception in places where iPhone repeatedly failed with AT&T network)
works with both AT&T and T Mobile
superior swipe technology (also better than on Nokia Win platform too)
integrated social networks
64 GB
much more ROM for processing apps (I was running out of ROM on N8 with maybe a dozen or so themes and maybe a dozen of downloaded apps)
excellently implemented *Dashboard* concept that shows important stuff (appointments, missed phone calls, new emails, etc)
Good stuff:
solid camera (but N8 was better in that respect and so is newer iPhone)
easy setup
easy email setup if you have a GMAIL account(s) (for private Hotmail use N9's Exchange server setup and it works great since MS put the Active sync))
WiFi has a solid range
new Linux-based MeeGo OS is pretty good ... even excellent (but I think most people will find iOS and Android either easier or more intuitive)
over-the-air or cloud sync works very well (and better be since Nokia is shutting down some services and N9 is incompatible with Nokia Suite)
battery life seems to be OK (about same as an average iPhone with a few power saving enabled and the BT off)
Bad stuff:
if you are addicted to collecting various apps, N9 is either not for you or it could be a cure for your addiction. While most of the things that a typical user will ever want to use are covered through Nokia Store apps (most of them are free), the Spartan system rules N9 compared to iOS and Android.
no memory expansion slot (think about 64GB instead of 16GB version when ordering)
no user-replaceable battery (same as iPhone)
incompatible with Nokia Suite (use Nokia Link that I found only marginally or minimally useful since it doesn't sync contacts or calendars)
Nokia killing some nice *convenience* services that makes you wonder if their commitment to Windows Mobile platform is going to leave behind some long-time Nokia fans
Overall a great product from Nokia, even superb if your main thing is to use this device mainly for phone calls, check email, do some light social networking. If you are more into entertainment on your phone then stick with iPhone or an Android-based phone. If you plan to switch phones, make sure your current phone is using the microSIM card or you'll need to get one from your cell provider or use the cutter. If you are switching from a 4G or newer AT&T iPhone than you already have microSIM.
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