Yes, I own a Nokia N97, but so does heavenly_wild, so we speak from expereince...you obviously do not, and are basing your comments and thoughts on rumors and reviews, many of which are just based on opinion and comparing specs, rather than actual physical long-term use or testing.

As heavenly_wild points out, no device is without its flaws...
A device can be perfect to some, but flawed to others as we all have different needs from a device...
Whats most imporant?...
Camera?
Memory?
RAM?
CPU/GPU?
OS?
Availablity of apps?
Simplicity?
Bling?
Touch screen?
Qwerty keyboard?
Codec and flash support?

Yes, there have also been some issues with the N97, but I concur with heavenly_wild that it is the minority who have problems with GPS or the camera scratching itself...

Nokia also provide fantastic software/firmware support, and with every firmware update the N97 has gone from strength to strength...with some mobiles, you are lucky to get 1 major firmware update a year, of which only offers basic features available in basic Nokia phones many many years ago...

Anyway, lets not get into a flame war regarding which mobile is best...
Asmodeus asked which we would recommend...I know myself and heavenly_wild both highly recommend the Nokia N97, but as I said, the best person to ask for a compaision is nztechfreak, as he has owned both.