Your tablet analogy doesn't hold true for the high resolution screens in phones. Android's most popular devices (Samsung and Motorola/Droid) prior to Apple's f

Your tablet analogy doesn't hold true for the high resolution screens in phones. Android's most popular devices (Samsung and Motorola/Droid) prior to Apple's first "retina" display had higher resolution displays than the standard 320 x 480 that Apple had for the first few iPhones.