Well, it's not actually so much dumber, it's a Lumia 710. You can get it for a good deal from the T-*** store (no contract, only signup for one paygo month needed! just saying).

It doesn't have all these things like NFC, front facing camera, bluetooth transfer..., but I don't need them and in the end the Lumia will cost me less (even if I "lost" $100 by having an N9 for a short time; but it's been worthwhile the experience - dear Nokia, I hope Meltemi will be as good as Harmattan!). It's not as heavy as the N9 (it feels much lighter), and it's in white (I love white!). Also, it's really a joy to use (but that's true for the N9, too). So I found out I don't need top-of-the-notch phones, a little smart is enough :-) Just as I had been happy with my 5800XM for quite a while!

As for the QWERTY, I had pondered buying a QWERTY physical keyboard phone, but most of them seemed to thick for my pocket...the Lumia keyboard is amazingly good for a screen of that size, btw. As much a surprise as the Opera keyboard on the 5800.