I had not seen this:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/n...e-of-the-tape/

You are right, there's more than enough hardware difference to make up for the price difference.

BTW, I will buy my N9 as soon as it arrives in Brasil. It's going to cost me about 700 EUR for the 16 Gb one, but I got traumatized when my N900 died and Nokia Brasil wouldn't even touch it because I had bought it in the US.