-indeed I was surprised after removing the ugly silicon that a likewise ugly layer showed: is that it? -a beautiful design does not demand to be hidden in an ugly silicon protector does it? -my original Nokia leather carying case CP-553 is not compatible with the silicon cover. This is a silent hint that Nokia allows us to use it without the silicon cover and likes us to show of the beauty of naked polycarbonate and chrome. -polycarbonate: fine, black polycarbonate better, coated black polycarbonate: worthy of a 700 Euro phone. -the undampened noise when your fingernails touch the non coated PC sounds very cheap -the touch does not feel luxury in my perception, and worse slippery -Nokia phones need to be able to hit the floor hard in any direction -no doubt the polycarbonate can hit the floor hard without deformation -the screen however can't , read MNNM's post http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79192&page=2 On top of that the screen is curved so the screen will easily touch the ground. It will also touch the table when you put it down. No problem a it is gorillaTM glass, right?