Haha... a 22" monitor at 26" away is "Retina"
For me, I only use the browser when I'm not around a laptop or desktop machine... otherwise i refrain from doing anything on it.
If I need directions, I use MAPS. If I need webmail I use the GMAIL interface. If I need Chat... well I use Googletalk and other SMS systems.
I use my smartphone as a backup if I don't have ready access to anything else.
Your SIII as a baseline is setting the baseline *VERY* high and either you get a better looking/larger phone or you get disappointed by any other lesser phone.
As for websites almost fitting... Its why you zoom. Many/Most don't understand dynamic width designs. Even Google struggles with it. Heck Apple struggles horrendously with it.
The Fixed Width Web Design is here to stay.