N9 may be good for you and me. As an objective observer, however, and owning three N9s that behave the same, and comparing it to my iphone 4s, Lumia 800, N9 has by far the worst optimization. It stutters and it can not compare to how smooth iphone and Lumia are. I do like the n9 for the simplicity and it works great on T-mobile here in the States. However, N9 is not for the masses. It just doesnt cut it when it comes to fluidity and overall feel.