I have looked closely at my friends iPad2s screen and my new iPad4s screen, and I can't see any difference. Except my iPad4 can zoom a photo a little bigger on my iPad4.

Originally Posted by runningbear29

I have looked closely at my friends iPad2s screen and my new iPad4s screen, and I can't see any difference. Except my iPad4 can zoom a photo a little bigger on my iPad4.

The iPad 4 has 4 times the resolution of the iPad 2. Try viewing a page containing small print on both iPads, the difference should be quite apparent.

Originally Posted by scifan57

The iPad 4 has 4 times the resolution of the iPad 2. Try viewing a page containing small print on both iPads, the difference should be quite apparent.

I will do this the next time he comes over, but comparing a picture in the iPad2 against the same picture in my iPad4, I sure was surprised at how they looked so much the same in both sharpness and in their colors.

Originally Posted by scifan57

The iPad 4 has 4 times the resolution of the iPad 2. Try viewing a page containing small print on both iPads, the difference should be quite apparent.

It's 4 times the number of pixels, but only twice the resolution. But you are correct about text, that's where the biggest difference between the 2 screens lies.

Does the iPad4 have more on board memory then the iPad2

Originally Posted by runningbear29

Does the iPad4 have more on board memory then the iPad2

If by memory you mean RAM, then yes it does. 1GB vs 512MB.

Originally Posted by scifan57

If by memory you mean RAM, then yes it does. 1GB vs 512MB.

Yes RAM I thought so because the iPad2 will blank out when being quickly fingered through a group of pages in a forum. the iPad4 does not blank out.

My son has a 1st gen & I have a 3. In pics and video and games, you really can't tell the difference in his display vs mine. My screen seems a bit more "bright", so I would attribute that to the clarity difference in retina vs reg. But on text pages or websites, the difference is definitely noticeable. I had a 2 before I got my 3 and I thought the font was different or something, it was so noticeable of a change.