"Its retina because we said it is"

this part verge concerning:

"apple's brand new ipad has launched retina display! resolution 2048 x 1536, quadrupling of first , second generation ipads. new 9.7-inch ios tablet keeps same screen size predecessors, comes on 3.1 million pixels, resulting in impressive 264ppi density. might not think that's quite enough merit apple's designation of retina display — 1 dense enough make individual pixels indistiguishable — phil schiller explained ipad expected held @ distance of 15 inches away user's eyes, qualifying title."

before retina said represent screen had higher 300ppi, apple says subjective user.

if wasn't marketing before, reeks of marketing

 

will gorgeous?

yes.

then, cares marketing spiel?

 

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