It's pretty clear why it's the best phone of the year. It may not have the highest resolution of smartphones now with the iPhone taking the crown, but it's screen size is what steals that crown back. You don't need a ridiculous amount of pixels when you can't even really perceive the difference.
The screen is tied for the largest on a smartphone (for the regular market, those crazy Koreans/Chinese people have even bigger screens I bet). You'll get the most real estate out of any phone and it, paired with it's new processor and 3D chip is set to take the crown as the best gaming platform as well, already showing it can blow other phones out of the water in terms of gaming performance.
Not only is it the fastest phone out (faster than the Snapdragons out there), it's backed by the nations best and most reliable network (sounding like the commercial). Owning an Android phone is all about the performance you get from it, and when your phone can put the iPhone to shame with the speed, size of the screen and reliable network, I think you've got a winner for the year.
Goodbye Apple, Hello Android.