iPhone debuted on January 9, 2007. Android's first multitouch screen smartphone came out on January 4, 2010, THREE YEARS after the iPhone. . . Samsung was using a 128 page internal document on "how to copy the iPhone" when it released its first smartphone.
A specifications sheet does not make a better phone. Just tossing in the kitchen sink does not make a "more robust hardware platform" or a better user interface. I doubt you have used an iPhone or iPad for any length of time. Geeks like Android. . . because they can tweak them. But the vast majority of people are not geeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3RbUmdUMhY
Not the actual event but a good representation.