Why Is The Retina Display Better? The goal of Retina Displays is to make the display of text and images extremely crisp, so pixels are not visible to the naked eye. This gives content incredible detail and dramatically improves your viewing experience.

What is so special about Retina display?

Retina display is a term coined by Apple that just means that the pixel density on a screen is so high that the naked human eye cannot distinguish individual pixels at a normal viewing distance. It allows the screen to show more detail and improves the viewing experience.

Are retina displays the best?

So what exactly is Retina Display? In essence, it is a high quality, high resolution screen display. ... Not only does improved resolution decrease the strain on your eyes, but the hardware Apple puts into the Retina Display models of their products are even better than their non-Retina counterparts.