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4th gen was iPad with Retina Display. Edit: to everybody responding that the 3rd gen ("The new iPad") had a retina display, I was pointing out the marketing na

• bill_barnes 12y ago
  3rd gen was the first Retina iPad
• emjaygee 12y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad Retina came in the 3rd generation.
• joahg 12y ago
  the 3rd gen got Retina. the 4th gen was only to include the lightening connector.
  • kylec 12y ago
    The 3rd-gen iPad had a retina display, but the marketing name for the 4th-gen iPad is "iPad with Retina Display". Yes, when the 4th-gen iPad was released, "The new iPad" (the 3rd-gen iPad) was no longer the new iPad, and "iPad with Retina Display" wasn't the first iPad with a retina display.
  • baddox 12y ago
    It was also a significant SoC upgrade, from A5X to A6X. The iPad 4th gen could handle the Retina display much more smoothly.
    • kkarakk 12y ago
      The fact that I need to remember that and tell my friends to watch out for that pitfall when they order their "new" iPad is just frustrating.
      • baddox 12y ago
        What do you mean? There are no pitfalls when buying a new iPad.
  • drbacon 12y ago
    I know and it's silly. The 3rd generation was marketed as "The new iPad", and got the retina screen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(3rd_generation) The 4th generation is marked as "iPad with Retina display" even though it was not the first with the retina display. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(4th_generation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(4th_generation) I suppose the original comment was about the crazy marketing, not the features.