Hi all, I got a used N9 off Amazon for a decent price but have a few questions.. Actually, I've had it a few days so i dunno if i can still return it but may as well ask you guys first ..

1) my power/volume buttons are loose. they function just fine, and with the case on they have less wiggle room and are quiet. Not sure if I should be concerned about the long run [ANSWERED: seems to be an ok thing]

2) I did the checkerboard image test and i DO see the purple lines.. but after reading through that whole 20+ page thread I am still not sure if it is normal or not. My thought is that it is normal.. but I guess people are seeing it to varying degrees. I don't seem to see it when browsing the store,

3) Drive - sometimes the GPS seems to lose signal at the most inopportune of times..fault of gps tech, i guess? I end up stopping the navigation and restarting it with a new search for the same address. At other times, I'm worried the guide is trying to kill me with some of the directions he give seeming to be flat-out wrong. Also, the voice doesn't always match what I see on the screen (ie, screen says do a U-turn on my left, but navigator tells me to go right.. ) so I just trust the map.

4) Silly question.. if battery status is "Good" is that optimal? I assume so, but I did want to check if a new one would say "Excellent" or something =p [ANSWERED: Good = best]

5) When using CuteTube with not much on the screen, I freaked out because it looked like there was a big oval gray shape in the center of the screen. Pretty sure it's just in that app, which leads me to think it's the background for CuteTube..but can anyone confirm? [ANSWERED: seems to be ok]

6) I tried doing the Camera in the dark test to see if there were black spots/lines.. not sure but I think i'm ok. I did notice that if I held my finger on the tap-to-focus that i would start seeing some gray/white lines/scratchiness at the edges, but I think that's not a hw fault. confirm?

7) phone says I have pr 1.1 (20.2011.40-4_pr_005).. so, which part of the world do I supposedly live in? I got the phone used, so I am assuming it was updated by a user. THe Amazon description from FGS trading said it was like-new opened for demo..

I haven't noticed any creaking frames.. I have had one moment where I thought the phone froze or messed up, with what looked like two images/windows overlayed and the colours all messed up.. it resolved itself. I've noticed that in a bright setting the frame around the touch screen (ie, where it says nokia and has the sensor and the ffc) really stands out a lot.. and the sensor in particular looks real purple..but i guess that too is normal, right?

Any tips for cleaning the screen? I tried using a microfiber cloth that came with my sunglasses but it doesn't seem to help too much.


Any additional tips for what to check for? I haven't noticed it get too hot, though it has felt a bit warm.. i assume that's normal. Battery life doesn't seem to suck unless I play a lot of angry birds, so far. I've mostly used it for gps, calls, messages, chats. Need to put some music on it, but is there any specific way to check if my battery life is normal?