my friend just sold me an ipad yesterday

how i know is an ipad 2 or ipad 3 ?no anything just the charger n ipad

may i know the different or the exterior?thx

Just basic comparisons

iPad 2

- no retina display
-VGA front and back camera
-no Siri update for ios6

iPad 3
- retina display
- VGA front and 5mp back camera
-Siri update available



Another way is by looking at the serial number but i don't have iPad 2 so I don't know the serial number for that, supposedly the serial number differ from region to region

bring it go apple store and compare side by side with show unit : D

or, look very very close on the words, if you cannot see the pixel, that is retina display.

Go to apple store, and compare back camera size. Ipad 3 back camera is bigger compare with ipad 2.

check your ipad part number which locate in the general -> about


iPad 3 – Black

MC705ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi only 16GB - Black

MC706ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi only 32GB - Black

MC707ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi only 64GB - Black



MD366ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G 16GB - Black

MD367ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G 32GB - Black

MD368ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G 64GB - Black



iPad 3 – White

MD328ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi only 16GB - White

MD329ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi only 32GB - White

MD330ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi only 64GB - White



MD369ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G 16GB - White

MD370ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G 32GB - White

MD371ZP/A - iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G 64GB - White

hope this help