The iPad Mini sits squarely between the 3GS and 4 in "closeness to retina"

Interesting. But how is the ipad 3/4 at 123% of retina, when it's defined as retina? Shouldn't it be 100%? Of course retina is just a random marketing name anyway...

But this report does illuminate what I suspect about the mini. There are times when I look at my ipad 3 quite closely...shorter than arm's length. At that distance, I think the mini will show its pixely retro face.

 

Your links didn't work for me, how about this one. http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/01/retina-display-macs-ipads-and-hidpi-doing-the-math/

Looks like both the links end up pointing to the shortened version, not the real URL. I could find the TUAW article but can't guess the link to your google doc.

 

what?!??

123% means that the iPad 3/4 actually goes above and beyond the minimum ppi required, by 23% at viewing distance "d" at angle "a" , for the human eye to be unable to see an individual pixel. 100% is the baseline

 

Not sure if using 16" for the Mini makes sense. Its a smaller device, seems that you're likely to hold it closer. That would counteract the higher PPI making the % retinaness the same.

I hope they've done something else to the screen to help. I don't normally see pixels but I've always thought the iPad1/2 looked extremely pixelated. The iPad3 was not a minor upgrade to me but a night and day difference.

I have one on order. Will see if its any improved over an iPad1. There's something about the iPad1 that looks really bad to me. I can see the colors that compose each pixel. Looks very grainy. I don't notice it on my Macbook air.

 

Makes sense, but we're going to get retina on it in the next version. You can count on it.

 

I didn't realize there was an actual spec behind the word.