Ive dropped my n900 several times already not once have I seen a knick or scratch on it. Resilient device it is. I had an N95 8GB before this and I must have dropped that thing hundreds of times. Getting out of the car, hitting pavement and doing flips, tossing it. Thing still works. The nokia I've dropped getting out of my car and its hit the pavement several times. No problems thus far.