Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3

Re:Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 by joahg on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:08PM (#8460497)

the 3rd gen got Retina. the 4th gen was only to include the lightening connector.

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Re:Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 by drbacon on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:24PM (#8460626)

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)

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)

I suppose the original comment was about the crazy marketing, not the features.

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Re:Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 by kylec on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:17PM (#8460562)

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.

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Re:Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 by baddox on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @02:17PM (#8460567)

It was also a significant SoC upgrade, from A5X to A6X. The iPad 4th gen could handle the Retina display much more smoothly.

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Re:Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 by kkarakk on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @03:19PM (#8461052)

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.

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Re:Apple Accidentally reveals iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 by baddox on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @03:47PM (#8461235)

What do you mean? There are no pitfalls when buying a new iPad.

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