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The simple reason why the Vita should not be a smartphone or tablet is that Sony already makes those.
With the Vita Sony is clearly catering to a different segment of the market and especially with the early adopters.

After the price comes down there will be more crossover between casual and core owners but overall the markets for the Vita( a core dedicated gaming portable) and the Ipad (casual friendly portable device) target different people.