I was lucky enough to get my hands on a 'Demonstrator' N8 at my local Nokia Store and I have to say I was not as impressed as I'd hoped to be. The case does not impress and feels cheaper than N900, IMO. You never get a second chance to make a first impression and I really think they got this wrong. The UI is a big improvement over Symbian1, but is nowhere near as smooth or responsive as my unclocked N900. The 'dashboard' to display open apps is not as intuitive as N900. The screen looks good, but not amazing; and of course does not have N900's resolution. Ovi Maps looks great, but I won't hold my breath for it coming to N900 anytime soon. The biggest dealbreaker for me is the lack of HW keyboard, despite the undoubtedly fabulous camera. I had hoped E7 would resolve this but the fixed-focus EDOF camera is a turn-off for me - I'm just beginning to have fun with Fcam and BlessN900 HDR and would miss the extra functionality. Overall, I can see the sense in N8 and E7, but perhaps Maemo5 has given me so much I have outgrown Symbian - and I rarely go near the xterm as it is! My N900 is stable and smooth. I'ne only had to reflash once after a crash and I do play with stuff from the top-shelf repositories when I perhaps should not... N8 is a great product, but no match for my N900 - for me, at least.