Its not an earlier batch thing. It depends how you use it and after awhile any moving part will deteriorate due to friction.
I'd say give it a few months of regular use and then see.
@ Rahul was I you, I'd go WM and get the GPS reciever ceezee
was talkin about. If you want to go Nokia then go for something like an N73ME or possibly even the E61.
I said N95 based on your flashy bling-bling. But look at it this way, how long will that bling last?? Seems you have cleared your own confusion when you said all you were looking at in the N95 was GPS, in that case look elsewhere...
In jasjar guise this is what I'm using, and the screen cannot get much bigger
O2 XDA Exec - Full phone specifications
If you want something powerful like this I can PM you pics of the cell.
Here's the MiniS
O2 XDA mini S - Full phone specifications
Also very good (may get cheaper because its an older model)
O2 XDA IIi - Full phone specifications
There are equivalent models in Imate, Dopod, Q-Tek and HTC. Remember HTC makes all these phones the others just brand em.
If you want the ultimate PDA (for me)
HTC Advantage X7500 - Full phone specifications
This will be available in singapore and dubai, but not here (at least I've not seen it)